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Phonological Evidence for Exemplar Storage of Multiword Sequences.
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Bybee, Joan – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2002
Discusses the role of frequency in phonological reduction. Argues that phonological alternations provide evidence for the size and nature of morphosyntactic chunks. The phonological shape of words provides evidence that categorization is not completely exemplar based, but rather involves some abstraction resembling the construction of a prototype.…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Language Research, Morphology (Languages), Phonology
Frequency Effects in Language Processing: A Review with Implications for Theories of Implicit and Explicit Language Acquisition.
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Ellis, Nick C. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2002
Shows how language processing is intimately tuned to input frequency. Examples are given of frequency effects in the processing of phonology, phonotactics, reading, spelling, lexis, morphosyntax, formulaic language, language comprehension, grammaticality, sentence production, and syntax. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Processing, Language Research, Linguistic Input