title: Prediction plays a key role in language development as well as processing.
abstract: Although the target article emphasizes the important role of prediction in language use, prediction may well also play a key role in the initial formation of linguistic representations, that is, in language development. We outline the role of prediction in three relevant language-learning domains: transitional probabilities, statistical preemption, and construction learning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA. majthree@princeton.edu
authors.forename: Matt A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Nicholas B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Turk-Browne
authors.forename: Adele E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D032882:Comprehension / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology*; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology*