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Linguistics, cognitive psychology, and the now-or-never bottleneck

Endress, A. & Katzir, R. (2016). Linguistics, cognitive psychology, and the now-or-never bottleneck. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 39, article number e71. doi: 10.1017/s0140525x15000953

Abstract

Christiansen & Chater (CC)’s key premise is that “if linguistic information is not processed rapidly, that information is lost for good”. From this “Now-or-Never Bottleneck” (NNB), CC derive “wide-reaching and fundamental implications for language processing, acquisition and change as well as for the structure of language itself”. We question both the premise and the consequentiality of its purported implications.

Publication Type: Article
Additional Information: Copyright Cambridge Journals. Content and layout follow Cambridge University Press’s submission requirements. This version may have been revised following peer review but may be subject to further editorial input by Cambridge University Press.
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Departments: School of Health & Psychological Sciences > Psychology
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