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A usage-based cognitive linguistic (re-)interpretation of priming evidence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2017

Franziska Günther
Franziska Günther*
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Department of English and American Studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80799 Munich, Germany. franziska.guenther@anglistik.uni-muenchen.dewww.anglistik.uni-muenchen.de/personen/wiss_ma/guenther/index.html
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Abstract

Usage-based cognitive linguistic (UBCL) theories offer a unifying interpretation of the different (structural vs. [more] lexical) priming effects reported by Branigan & Pickering (B&P), and they provide an ideal basis for explaining contextual influences on priming. However, they also call into question B&P's claim that priming “provides evidence that is directly informative about mental representation” (sect. 1.5, para. 1).

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e291
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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