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Language use: A performance model

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A model for language use or performance is given which is essentially independent of the standard theories for language acquisition and competence (the knowledge of language). Comparisons with computer models for language understanding are provided. It is suggested that basic research in human language comprehension must precede construction of new artificial intelligence models.

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This paper is a revised version of a talk entitled “What is Simple-English?” given at The New York Academy of Sciences, December 1978. The work reported in this paper was supported in part by a grant from the CUNY Faculty Research Fund and by NSF Grant No. IST-7923585.

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Moyne, J.A. Language use: A performance model. International Journal of Computer and Information Sciences 9, 459–481 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01417938

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