Learners restrict their linguistic generalizations using preemption but not entrenchment: evidence from artificial language learning studies with adults and children

A central goal of research into language acquisition is explaining how, when learners generalize to new cases, they appropriately RESTRICT their generalizations (e.g., to avoid producing ungrammatical utterance such as *<i>The clown laughed the man</i>). The past 30 years have seen an un...

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Main Authors: Samara, A, Wonnacott, E, Saxena, G, Maitreyee, R, Fazekas, J, Ambridge, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Psychological Association 2023