Constraining generalisation in language learning: a rational learning approach

Successful language acquisition relies on generalisation, yet many 'sensible' generalisations are actually ungrammatical (eg 'John carried me teddy.'). This grant explores how language learners balanc

CESSDA2025-05-29 更新50

Diachronic semantic change in language is constrained by how people use and learn language

While it has long been understood that the human mind evolved to learn language, recent studies have begun to ask the inverted question: How has language evolved under the cognitive constraints of its

科学数据银行2023-09-25 更新00

Language learning

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