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  • Title: Syntax and serial recall: How language supports short-term memory for order.
    Author: Perham N, Marsh JE, Jones DM.
    Journal: Q J Exp Psychol (Hove); 2009 Jul; 62(7):1285-91. PubMed ID: 19142831.
    Abstract:
    The extent to which familiar syntax supports short-term serial recall of visually presented six-item sequences was shown by the superior recall of lists in which item pairs appeared in the order of "adjective-noun" (items 1-2, 3-4, 5-6)--congruent with English syntax--compared to when the order of items within pairs was reversed. The findings complement other evidence suggesting that short-term memory is an assemblage of language processing and production processes more than it is a bespoke short-term memory storage system.
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