Multilevel Exemplar Theory

• Published in: Cognitive science Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 537 - 582
• Main Authors: Walsh, Michael, Möbius, Bernd, Wade, Travis, Schütze, Hinrich
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2010; Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Cognition & reasoning; Computational modeling; Exemplar theory; Experiments; Frequency effects; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Grammaticality; Information processing; Language; Language acquisition; Phonetics; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Syntax; Theories; Theory; Usage‐based; Human; Usage-based; Verbal learning; Word frequency; Computational modeling; Theory; Grammar; Language acquisition; Frequency effects; Grammaticality; Exemplar theory; Acquisition process; Language; Phonetics; Simulation model; Syntax

This paper presents recent research that provides an overarching model of exemplar theory capable of explaining phenomena across the phonetic and syntactic strata. The model represents a unique exemplar‐based account of constituency interactions encompassing both linguistic domains. It yields simula...