title: Language processing is not a race against time.
abstract: We agree with Christiansen & Chater (C&C) that language processing and acquisition are tightly constrained by the limits of sensory and memory systems. However, the human brain supports a range of cognitive functions that mitigate the effects of information processing bottlenecks. The language system is partly organised around these moderating factors, not just around restrictions on storage and computation.
authors: Language Acquisition and Language Processing Lab, Department of Language and Literature, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway. giosue.baggio@ntnu.no http://www.ntnu.edu/employees/giosue.baggio
authors: Giosuè
authors: G
authors: Baggio
authors: School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57, 2AS, United Kingdom. c.m.vicario@bangor.ac.uk http://www.bangor.ac.uk/psychology/people/profiles/carmelo_vicario.php.en
authors: Carmelo M
authors: CM
authors: Vicario
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008568:Memory