Bridging the data gap between children and large language models
MC Frank - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Large language models (LLMs) show intriguing emergent behaviors, yet they receive
around four or five orders of magnitude more language data than human children. What …
around four or five orders of magnitude more language data than human children. What …
Language development in context
Young children learn to communicate in the language (s) of their communities, yet the
individual trajectories of language development and the particular language varieties and …
individual trajectories of language development and the particular language varieties and …
Early language experience in a Tseltal Mayan village
Daylong at‐home audio recordings from 10 Tseltal Mayan children (0; 2–3; 0; Southern
Mexico) were analyzed for how often children engaged in verbal interaction with others and …
Mexico) were analyzed for how often children engaged in verbal interaction with others and …
The longitudinal relationship between conversational turn‐taking and vocabulary growth in early language development
Children acquire language embedded within the rich social context of interaction. This paper
reports on a longitudinal study investigating the developmental relationship between …
reports on a longitudinal study investigating the developmental relationship between …
Day by day, hour by hour: Naturalistic language input to infants
Measurements of infants' quotidian experiences provide critical information about early
development. However, the role of sampling methods in providing these measurements is …
development. However, the role of sampling methods in providing these measurements is …
Early language experience in a Papuan community
The rate at which young children are directly spoken to varies due to many factors, including
(a) caregiver ideas about children as conversational partners and (b) the organization of …
(a) caregiver ideas about children as conversational partners and (b) the organization of …
A meta-analysis of the predictability of LENA™ automated measures for child language development
Early language environment plays a critical role in child language development. The
Language ENvironment Analysis (LENA™) system allows researchers and clinicians to …
Language ENvironment Analysis (LENA™) system allows researchers and clinicians to …
Language models as models of language
R Millière - arxiv preprint arxiv:2408.07144, 2024 - arxiv.org
This chapter critically examines the potential contributions of modern language models to
theoretical linguistics. Despite their focus on engineering goals, these models' ability to …
theoretical linguistics. Despite their focus on engineering goals, these models' ability to …
A thorough evaluation of the Language Environment Analysis (LENA) system
In the previous decade, dozens of studies involving thousands of children across several
research disciplines have made use of a combined daylong audio-recorder and automated …
research disciplines have made use of a combined daylong audio-recorder and automated …
Accuracy of the language environment analysis system segmentation and metrics: A systematic review
Purpose The Language Environment Analysis (LENA) system provides automated
measures facilitating clinical and nonclinical research and interventions on language …
measures facilitating clinical and nonclinical research and interventions on language …