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Toward a neurology of grammar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1998

T. Givon
Affiliation:
Department of Linguistics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1290 tgivon@oregon.uoregon.edu

Abstract

This commentary makes a case for a connection between the hierarchically organized skills emphasized in Greenfield's (1991t) target article and rhythmic skills utilized in music. It also links hierarchical organization with automated processing. Implicit is the notion that lower levels of a hierarchy become automatic, as they go under control of higher levels of organization.

Type
Continuing Commentary
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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