Linguistic nativism and the poverty of the stimulus [[electronic resource] /] / Alex Clark and Shalom Lappin

• Autore: Clark Alexander (Alexander Simon)
• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (262 p.)
• Disciplina: 401.93; 401/.93
• Soggetto topico: Language acquisition; Native language; Computational linguistics
• Altri autori: LappinShalom
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Linguistic Nativism and the Poverty of the Stimulus; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction: Nativism in Linguistic Theory; 2 Clarifying the Argument from the Poverty of the Stimulus; 3 The Stimulus: Determining the Nature of Primary Linguistic Data; 4 Learning in the Limit: The Gold Paradigm; 5 Probabilistic Learning Theory for Language Acquisition; 6 A Formal Model of Indirect Negative Evidence; 7 Computational Complexity and Efficient Learning; 8 Positive Results in Efficient Learning; 9 Grammar Induction through Implemented Machine Learning ; 10 Parameters in Linguistic Theory and Probabilistic Language Models11 A Brief Look at Some Biological and Psychological Evidence; 12 Conclusion; References; Author Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This unique contribution to the ongoing discussion of language acquisition considers the Argument from the Poverty of the Stimulus in language learning in the context of the wider debate over cognitive, computational, and linguistic issues. Critically examines the Argument from the Poverty of the Stimulus - the theory that the linguistic input which children receive is insufficient to explain the rich and rapid development of their knowledge of their first language(s) through general learning mechanismsFocuses on formal learnability properties of the class of natural languages, con
• Titolo autorizzato: Linguistic nativism and the poverty of the stimulus
• ISBN: 1-283-51427-3; 9786613826725; 1-4443-9056-2; 1-4443-9054-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830702503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II