Lexical Priming

A New Theory of Words and Language

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics, Foreign Languages
Cover of the book Lexical Priming by Michael Hoey, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Michael Hoey ISBN: 9781134333585
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 12, 2012
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Michael Hoey
ISBN: 9781134333585
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 12, 2012
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Lexical Priming proposes a radical new theory of the lexicon, which amounts to a completely new theory of language based on how words are used in the real world. Here they are not confined to the definitions given to them in dictionaries but instead interact with other words in common patterns of use.

Using concrete statistical evidence from a corpus of newspaper English, but also referring to travel writing and literary text, the author argues that words are 'primed' for use through our experience with them, so that everything we know about a word is a product of our encounters with it. This knowledge explains how speakers of a language succeed in being fluent, creative and natural.

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Lexical Priming proposes a radical new theory of the lexicon, which amounts to a completely new theory of language based on how words are used in the real world. Here they are not confined to the definitions given to them in dictionaries but instead interact with other words in common patterns of use.

Using concrete statistical evidence from a corpus of newspaper English, but also referring to travel writing and literary text, the author argues that words are 'primed' for use through our experience with them, so that everything we know about a word is a product of our encounters with it. This knowledge explains how speakers of a language succeed in being fluent, creative and natural.

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