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Patsy M. Lightbown

“As suggested by Nick Ellis (2003, 2005) and others, language is at least partly learned in units larger than single words, and sentences or phrases are not usually put together one word at a time. As noted in Chapter 1, usage-based research has shown that a learning mechanism, simulated by a computer program, can not only ‘learn’ from input but can also generalize, even making overgeneralization errors.”

Patsy M. Lightbown, How Languages are Learned
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