Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Abstract Reasoning | 1 |
| Computational Linguistics | 1 |
| Definitions | 1 |
| Figurative Language | 1 |
| Language Acquisition | 1 |
| Language Processing | 1 |
| Language Research | 1 |
| Language Usage | 1 |
| Morphology (Languages) | 1 |
| Networks | 1 |
| Phonetics | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| First Language | 1 |
Author
| Ambridge, Ben | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkAmbridge, Ben – First Language, 2020
In this response to commentators, I agree with those who suggested that the distinction between exemplar- and abstraction-based accounts is something of a false dichotomy and therefore move to an abstractions-made-of-exemplars account under which (a) we store all the exemplars that we hear (subject to attention, decay, interference, etc.) but (b)…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Syntax, Computational Linguistics, Language Research
