Analogical Processes in Language Learning |
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Authors: | Dedre Gentner Laura L Namy |
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Institution: | Northwestern University and;Emory University |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACT— The acquisition of language has long stood as a challenge to general learning accounts, leading many theorists to propose domain-specific knowledge and processes to explain language acquisition. Here we review evidence that analogical comparison is instrumental in language learning, suggesting a larger role for general learning processes in the acquisition of language. |
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Keywords: | language acquisition structural alignment analogical learning |
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