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In:Polylogues on The Mental Lexicon: An exploration of fundamental issues and directions
Edited by Gary Libben †, Gonia Jarema and Victor Kuperman
[Not in series 238] 2021
► pp. 1–16

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Chapter 1
The mental lexicon as polylogue

 | McMaster University
 | Université de Montréal | IUGM
 | Brock University
Published online: 13 October 2021
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Article outline
  • Roots of the polylogue
  • The polylogue as conversation and text
  • Structural topic modeling applied to the mental lexicon as polylogue
  • The value of structural topic modeling in capturing polylogues and creating opportunities
  • From the observers to the observed: The mental lexicon as polylogue
  • The thematic polylogue
  • References
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