Entrenchment in Usage-Based Theories
| Author | : Alice Blumenthal-Dramé |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9783110294002 |
| ISBN-10 | : 3110294001 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Entrenchment in Usage-Based Theories by : Alice Blumenthal-Dramé
Download or read book Entrenchment in Usage-Based Theories written by Alice Blumenthal-Dramé and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the usage-based claim that high usage frequency leads to the entrenchment of complex words in the minds of language users. To probe the correlation between corpus-extracted usage data and mental entrenchment, the author operationalises entrenchment in Gestalt psychological terms and conducts a series of behavioural and neuroimaging experiments.
