title: Lexicons, contexts, events, and images: commentary on Elman (2009) from the perspective of dual coding theory.
abstract: Elman (2009) proposed that the traditional role of the mental lexicon in language processing can largely be replaced by a theoretical model of schematic event knowledge founded on dynamic context-dependent variables. We evaluate Elman's approach and propose an alternative view, based on dual coding theory and evidence that modality-specific cognitive representations contribute strongly to word meaning and language performance across diverse contexts which also have effects predictable from dual coding theory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C2. apaivio@uwo.ca
authors.forename: Allan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paivio
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadoski
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008606:Mental Processes; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012660:Semantics; D013067:Speech Perception