Predictability and variation in language are differentially affected by learning and production

A Keogh, S Kirby, J Culbertson - Cognitive Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
General principles of human cognition can help to explain why languages are more likely to
have certain characteristics than others: structures that are difficult to process or produce will …

Adult regularization of inconsistent input depends on pragmatic factors

A Perfors - Language Learning and Development, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In a variety of domains, adults who are given input that is only partially consistent do not
discard the inconsistent portion (regularize) but rather maintain the probability of consistent …