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In this chapter, metalinguistic performance is portrayed as a complex and contingent set of behaviors which defy simplistic assumptions and explanations. This chapter and the next emphasize an emerging consensus among scholars that thorough study of the psychological and epistemological intricacies of metalinguistic performance is necessary if we are to achieve an understanding of the linguistic knowledge it is often thought to reflect.
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For counterarguments, see Lewis (1981).
For recent attempts to explain such effects, see Barsalou (1987) and Lakoff (1987).
See Bolinger (1968) and McCawley (1985), as well as discussion in the next two chapters of the present volume.
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Birdsong, D. (1989). Epistemological and Psychological Factors in Metalinguistic Performance. In: Birdsong, D. (eds) Metalinguistic Performance and Interlinguistic Competence. Springer Series in Language and Communication, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74124-1_3
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