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Lexicons, Contexts, Events, and Images: Commentary on From the Perspective of Dual Coding Theory†

  1. Allan Paivio1,
  2. Mark Sadoski2

Article first published online: 8 NOV 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-6709.2010.01146.x

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Cognitive Science

Cognitive Science

Volume 35, Issue 1, pages 198–209, January/February 2011

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Paivio, A. and Sadoski, M. (2011), Lexicons, Contexts, Events, and Images: Commentary on From the Perspective of Dual Coding Theory. Cognitive Science, 35: 198–209. doi: 10.1111/j.1551-6709.2010.01146.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario

  2. 2

    Department of Teaching, Learning, & Culture, Texas A&M University

* should be sent to Allan Paivio, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C2. E-mail: apaivio@uwo.ca

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 6 JAN 2011
  2. Article first published online: 8 NOV 2010
  3. Received 29 October 2009; received in revised form 26 July 2010; accepted 28 July 2010

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Keywords:

  • Lexicon;
  • Context;
  • Imagery;
  • Event representation;
  • World knowledge

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.

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