Dictionaries in the mind

Abstract How lexical knowledge is acquired, and how it is organized in memory for rapid retrieval during language use, are central questions for congitive psychologists. Research into these questions has revealed interesting differences and similarities between the subjective dictionaries in our heads and the objective dictionaries on our shelves. The differences might be reduced in the future by publishing dictionaries as computer programs.

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