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Linguistic representations and memory architectures: The devil is in the details

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2016

Dustin Alfonso Chacón ,
Shota Momma  and
Colin Phillips
Dustin Alfonso Chacón
Affiliation:
Department of Linguistics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. [email protected]@[email protected]/colin
Shota Momma
Affiliation:
Department of Linguistics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. [email protected]@[email protected]/colin
Colin Phillips
Affiliation:
Department of Linguistics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. [email protected]@[email protected]/colin
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Abstract

Attempts to explain linguistic phenomena as consequences of memory constraints require detailed specification of linguistic representations and memory architectures alike. We discuss examples of supposed locality biases in language comprehension and production, and their link to memory constraints. Findings do not generally favor Christiansen & Chater's (C&C's) approach. We discuss connections to debates that stretch back to the nineteenth century.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 39 , 2016 , e68
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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