Priming methods in semantics and pragmatics

Mora Maldonado, Benjamin Spector, Emmanuel Chemla
2017 Behavioral and Brain Sciences  
Structural priming is a powerful method to inform linguistic theories. We argue that this method extends nicely beyond syntax to theories of meaning. Priming, however, should still be seen as only one of the tools available for linguistic data collection. Specifically, because priming can occur at different, potentially conflicting levels, it cannot detect every aspect of linguistic representations.
doi:10.1017/s0140525x17000516 pmid:29342731 fatcat:mb6ju6vktrapbjfjdlfo2dj3ra