Structural priming, action planning, and grammar

Maryellen C. MacDonald; Daniel J. Weiss

doi:10.1017/S0140525X17000498

Structural priming, action planning, and grammar

Maryellen C. MacDonald, Daniel J. Weiss

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Abstract

Structural priming is poorly understood and cannot inform accounts of grammar for two reasons. First, those who view performance as grammar + processing will always be able to attribute psycholinguistic data to processing rather than grammar. Second, structural priming may be simply an example of hysteresis effects in general action planning. If so, then priming offers no special insight into grammar.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e301
Journal	The Behavioral and brain sciences
Volume	40
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X17000498
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Physiology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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