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statistical preemption: a standalone construct

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Cognitive linguistics

learning mechanism in which repeatedly hearing an alternative form in a context where a construction would be expected leads learners to avoid that construction.

In cognitive linguistics, statistical preemption refers to learning mechanism in which repeatedly hearing an alternative form in a context where a construction would be expected leads learners to avoid that construction. This meaning comes from Boyd (2011) in Language.[1]

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References

Boyd, J. K., & Goldberg, A. E. (2011). Learning What Not to Say: The Role of Statistical Preemption and Categorization in A -Adjective Production. Language, 87(1), 55-83. https://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2011.0012

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