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OverviewHighlighting the close relationship between linguistic explanation and learnability, Bruce Tesar and Paul Smolensky examine the implications of Optimality Theory (OT) for language learnability. They show how the core principles of OT lead to the learning principles of constraint demotion, the basis for a family of algorithms that infer constraint rankings from linguistic forms. Of primary concern to the authors are the ambiguity of the data received by the learner and the resulting interdependence of the core grammar and the structural analysis of overt linguistic forms. The authors argue that iterative approaches to interdependencies, inspired by work in statistical learning theory, can be successfully adapted to address the interdependencies of language learning. Both OT and Constraint Demotion play critical roles in their adaptation. The authors support their findings both formally and through simulations. They also illustrate how their approach could be extended to other language learning issues, including subset relations and the learning of phonological underlying forms. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bruce Tesar (Rutgers Univ) , Paul Smolensky (Johns Hopkins University)Publisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9780262201261ISBN 10: 0262201267 Pages: 148 Publication Date: 08 May 2000 Recommended Age: From 18 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsThis work represents what is arguably the most clear-minded and far- reaching current research program on the applications of formal learning theory to the problem of language acquisition. --Stefano Bertolo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Author InformationBruce Tesar is Professor in the Department of Linguistics/Center for Cognitive Science at Rutgers University. Paul Smolensky is Professor of Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University. He was a leading member of the PDP connectionist research group, and is the recipient of the 2005 David E. Rumelhart Prize in Cognitive Science, which is awarded annually to an individual or collaborative team making a significant contribution to the formal analysis of human cognition. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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