Editors:
- Provides a cross-section view of recent multidisciplinary research on computational modeling of language acquisition
- Readers of this book will gain familiarity with some of the latest approaches to these tasks
- A much needed collection
Part of the book series: Theory and Applications of Natural Language Processing (NLP)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Methods and Tools for Investigating Phonetics and Phonology
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Methods and tools for investigating phonetics and phonology
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Classifying Words and Mapping Them to Meanings
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Classifying words and mapping them to meanings
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Learning Morphology and Syntax
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Learning morphology and syntax
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Linking Syntax to Semantics
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Linking syntax to semantics
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About this book
Questions related to language acquisition have been of interest for many centuries, as children seem to acquire a sophisticated capacity for processing language with apparent ease, in the face of ambiguity, noise and uncertainty. However, with recent advances in technology and cognitive-related research it is now possible to conduct large-scale computational investigations of these issues
The book discusses some of the latest theoretical and practical developments in the areas involved, including computational models for language tasks, tools and resources that help to approximate the linguistic environment available to children during acquisition, and discussions of challenging aspects of language that children have to master.
This is a much-needed collection that provides a cross-section of recent multidisciplinary research on the computational modeling of language acquisition. It is targeted at anyone interested in the relevance of computational techniques for understanding language acquisition. Readers of this book will be introduced to some of the latest approaches to these tasks including:
* Models of acquisition of various types of linguistic information (from words to syntax and semantics) and their relevance to research on human language acquisition
* Analysis of linguistic and contextual factors that influence acquisition
* Resources and tools for investigating these tasks
Each chapter is presented in a self-contained manner, providing a detailed description of the relevant aspects related to research on language acquisition, and includes illustrations and tables to complement these in-depth discussions. Though there are no formal prerequisites, some familiarity with the basic concepts of human and computational language acquisition is beneficial.
Editors and Affiliations
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Institute of Informatics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Aline Villavicencio
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Universite Sorbonne Nouvelle, LATTICE-CNRS, Ecole Normale Superieure and, Paris, France
Thierry Poibeau
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Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Anna Korhonen
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and Communication (TiCC), Tilburg University, Tilburg center for Cognition, Tilburg, Netherlands
Afra Alishahi
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cognitive Aspects of Computational Language Acquisition
Editors: Aline Villavicencio, Thierry Poibeau, Anna Korhonen, Afra Alishahi
Series Title: Theory and Applications of Natural Language Processing
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31863-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-31862-7Published: 09 January 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42795-4Published: 19 June 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-31863-4Published: 11 January 2013
Series ISSN: 2192-032X
Series E-ISSN: 2192-0338
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 320
Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Psycholinguistics