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Cascading and feedback in interactive models of production: A reflection of forward modeling?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2013

Gary S. Dell*
Affiliation:
Beckman Institute, University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign, Urbana IL 61820. gdell@illinois.edu

Abstract

Interactive theories of lexical retrieval in language production assume that activation cascades from earlier to later processing levels, and feeds back in the reverse direction. This commentary invites Pickering & Garrod (P&G) to consider whether cascading and feedback can be seen as a form of forwarding modeling within a hierarchical production system.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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