A THEORY OF LANGUAGE LEARNING
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Key words: language, theory, assumption, framework, cognitive linguistic, mechanismAbstract
Annotation: A theory of language learning is described, which uses Bayesian induction of feature structures (scripts) and script functions. Each word sense in a language is mentally represented by an m-script, a script function which embodies all the syntax and semantics of the word. M-scripts form a fully-lexicalised unification grammar, which can support adult language. Each word m-script can be learnt robustly from about six learning examples. The theory has been implemented as a computer model, which can bootstrap-learn a language from zero vocabulary.
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