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Computational models in the debate over language learnability

✍ Scribed by Frederic Kaplan; Pierre-Yves Oudeyer; Benjamin Bergen

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
483 KB
Volume
17
Category
Article
ISSN
1522-7227

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Computational models have played a central role in the debate over language learnability. This article discusses how they have been used in different β€˜stances’, from generative views to more recently introduced explanatory frameworks based on embodiment, cognitive development and cultural evolution. By digging into the details of certain specific models, we show how they organize, transform and rephrase defining questions about what makes language learning possible for children. Finally, we present a tentative synthesis to recast the debate using the notion of learning bias. Copyright Β© 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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