Modeling the Development of Children's Use of Optional Infinitives in Dutch and English Using MOSAIC
Abstract In this study we use a computational model of language learning called model of syntax acquisition in children (MOSAIC) to investigate the extent to which the optional infinitive (OI) phenomenon in Dutch and English can be explained in terms of a resource‐limited distributional analysis of Dutch and English child‐directed speech. The results show that the same version of MOSAIC is able to simulate changes in the pattern of finiteness marking in 2 children learning Dutch and 2 children learning English as the average length of their utterances increases. These results suggest that it i... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2006 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Cognitive Science ; volume 30, issue 2, page 277-310 ; ISSN 0364-0213 1551-6709 |
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Wiley
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Schlagwörter: | Artificial Intelligence / Cognitive Neuroscience / Experimental and Cognitive Psychology |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26690920 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15516709cog0000_47 |