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Syntactic levels, lexicalism, and ellipsis: The jury is still out

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2017

Robert J. Hartsuiker  and
Sarah Bernolet
Robert J. Hartsuiker
Affiliation:
Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. robert.hartsuiker@ugent.behttp://users.ugent.be/~rhartsui/
Sarah Bernolet
Affiliation:
Department of Linguistics, University of Antwerp, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium. sarah.bernolet@uantwerpen.be
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Abstract

Structural priming data are sometimes compatible with several theoretical views, as shown here for three key theoretical claims. One reason is that prime sentences affect multiple representational levels driving syntactic choice. Additionally, priming is affected by further cognitive functions (e.g., memory). We therefore see priming as a useful tool for the investigation of linguistic representation but not the only tool.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e294
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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