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The power of cross-linguistic analysis: A key tool for developing explanatory models of human language

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1999

Lynn Santelmann
Lynn Santelmann
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Linguistics, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201-0751 [email protected] www-adm.pdx.edu/user/ling/santel.htm
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Abstract

Clahsen's compelling evidence for the dual-mechanism model of the lexicon derives in part from the use of cross-linguistic data in psycholinguistic research. This approach reflects a growing (and positive) trend toward incorporating data from several languages when analyzing and modeling human language behavior. This perspective should be expanded to include data from typologically distinct languages to develop more explanatory models of language.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 22 , Issue 6 , December 1999 , pp. 1036 - 1037
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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