A mainstay of functional linguistics has been the claim that linguistic elements and patterns that are frequently used in discourse become conventionalized as g

The book addresses a controversial current topic in language acquisition studies: the impact of frequency on linguistic structure in child language. A major str

Re-examines frequency, entrenchment and salience, three foundational concepts in usage-based linguistics, through the prism of learning, memory, and attention.

This volume collects three decades of articles by distinguish linguist Joan Bybee. Her articles essentially argue for the importance of frequency of use as a fa

Provides a dynamic network model of grammar that explains how linguistic structure is shaped by language use.