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<strong>Productivity</strong> is associated with rules and nonproductivity<br />

with memory<br />

59<br />

The theory that regular forms are generated by rule and<br />

irregular forms are retrieved by rote is pleasing ... because it<br />

explains the differences in productivity between the two<br />

patterns ... (Pinker 1999: 19)<br />

Bergen Jóhanna Barðdal June 5, 2008

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