Inter- and intra-dimensional dependencies in implicit phonotactic learning

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 165-183

  Moreton, Elliott ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Concept learning; Implicit learning; Inductive bias; Phonotactic learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862242758     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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