Towards a complete multiple-mechanism account of predictive language processing
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1Language Acquisition Junior Research Group, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany. nmani@gwdg.de
Abstract:
Although we agree with Pickering & Garrod (P&G) that prediction-by-simulation and prediction-by-association are important mechanisms of anticipatory language processing, this commentary suggests that they: (1) overlook other potential mechanisms that might underlie prediction in language processing, (2) overestimate the importance of prediction-by-association in early childhood, and (3) underestimate the complexity and significance of several factors that might mediate prediction during language processing.
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