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Kaplan, F., Oudeyer, P-Y and Bergen, B. (2008) Computational models in the debate over language learnabiliy, Infant and Child Development, 17 (1), 55-80 |
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Abstract
Computational
models have played a central role in the debate over language
learnability. This article discusses how they have been used in
different  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.
Keywordsl
Language
acquisition • poverty of stimulus • generative models • statistical
learning • embodiment • active learning • selection for learnability
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