What was Miller's contribution to linguistics?
Psycholinguistics
Sociolinguistics
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Answer
Psycholinguistics is Miller's contribution to linguistics. It combines psychology and linguistics to study how the human mind processes language. Miller's research focused on short-term memory, which he found could hold about seven items at a time. This concept, known as Miller's Law, has had a significant impact on the design of user interfaces and other areas where information is presented to users.
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