Language Acquisition Junior Research Group, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
Behav Brain Sci. 2013 Aug;36(4):365-6. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X12002646. Epub 2013 Jun 24.
Although we agree with Pickering & Garrod (P&G) that prediction-by-simulation and prediction-by-association are important mechanisms of anticipatory language processing, this commentary suggests that they: (1) overlook other potential mechanisms that might underlie prediction in language processing, (2) overestimate the importance of prediction-by-association in early childhood, and (3) underestimate the complexity and significance of several factors that might mediate prediction during language processing.
虽然我们同意皮克林和加罗德（P&G）的观点，即模拟预测和联想预测是预期语言处理的重要机制，但本评论认为它们：(1) 忽略了可能构成语言处理中预测基础的其他潜在机制；(2) 高估了联想预测在儿童早期的重要性；(3) 低估了可能在语言处理过程中进行预测的几个因素的复杂性和重要性。
