Systematic map**s of sound to meaning: A theoretical review
The form of a word sometimes conveys semantic information. For example, the iconic word
gurgle sounds like what it means, and busy is easy to identify as an English adjective …
gurgle sounds like what it means, and busy is easy to identify as an English adjective …
Does nonlinguistic segmentation predict literacy in second language education? Statistical learning in Ivorian primary schools
BD Zinszer, J Hannon, AÉ Kouadio, H Akpé… - Language …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Statistical learning is a learning mechanism that does not directly depend on knowledge of a
language but predicts language and literacy outcomes for children and adults. Research …
language but predicts language and literacy outcomes for children and adults. Research …
Evolving artificial sign languages in the lab: From improvised gesture to systematic sign
Recent work on emerging sign languages provides evidence for how key properties of
linguistic systems are created. Here we use laboratory experiments to investigate the …
linguistic systems are created. Here we use laboratory experiments to investigate the …
Redundancy can benefit learning: Evidence from word order and case marking
The prevalence of redundancy in the world languages has long puzzled language
researchers. It is especially surprising in light of the growing evidence on speakers' …
researchers. It is especially surprising in light of the growing evidence on speakers' …
On the interaction between supervision and self-play in emergent communication
A promising approach for teaching artificial agents to use natural language involves using
human-in-the-loop training. However, recent work suggests that current machine learning …
human-in-the-loop training. However, recent work suggests that current machine learning …
Compositional structure can emerge without generational transmission
L Raviv, A Meyer, S Lev-Ari - Cognition, 2019 - Elsevier
Experimental work in the field of language evolution has shown that novel signal systems
become more structured over time. In a recent paper, Kirby, Tamariz, Cornish, and Smith …
become more structured over time. In a recent paper, Kirby, Tamariz, Cornish, and Smith …
Experimental Semiotics: past, present, and future
J Nölle, B Galantucci - The Routledge Handbook of Semiosis and …, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Experimental semiotics (ES) investigates how novel semiotic systems emerge by observing
people ground communication in lab games, thus exposing the fundamental principles of …
people ground communication in lab games, thus exposing the fundamental principles of …
Young children spontaneously recreate core properties of language in a new modality
How the world's 6,000+ natural languages have arisen is mostly unknown. Yet, new sign
languages have emerged recently among deaf people brought together in a community …
languages have emerged recently among deaf people brought together in a community …
[HTML][HTML] What makes a language easy to learn? A preregistered study on how systematic structure and community size affect language learnability
L Raviv, M de Heer Kloots, A Meyer - Cognition, 2021 - Elsevier
Cross-linguistic differences in morphological complexity could have important
consequences for language learning. Specifically, it is often assumed that languages with …
consequences for language learning. Specifically, it is often assumed that languages with …
How language learning and language use create linguistic structure
K Smith - Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Languages persist through a cycle of learning and use: You learn a language through
immersion in the language used in your linguistic community, and in using language to …
immersion in the language used in your linguistic community, and in using language to …