Like dishwashing detergents, all analogies are not the same
A commentary on Ambridge (2020)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20343261 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Loes Koring (0000-0001-8564-7441, Leiden University, The Netherlands), Iain Giblin (0000-0003-3240-6841), Russell Thornton (0000-0003-2854-3720, corresponding author), Stephen Crain (0000-0002-6370-7447, Macquarie University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 5-6 |
| Pages | 596-599 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | First Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-7237 • E-ISSN: 1740-2344 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0142723720902292 |
| OpenAlex | W3004765297 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
This response argues against the proposal that novel utterances are formed by analogy with stored exemplars that are close in meaning. Strings of words that are similar in meaning or even identical can behave very differently once inserted into different syntactic environments. Furthermore, phrases with similar meanings but different underlying syntactic structures can give rise to disparities in meaning in particular contexts. In short, analogy falls short of explaining both adult knowledge of language and children’s syntactic development
Analogy · Epistemology · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Syntactic structure · Syntax · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Language Development and Disorders · Philosophy · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |