Decisions, decisions: infant language learning when multiple generalizations are possible Export

@article{citeulike:310937, abstract = {Two experiments presented infants with artificial language input in which at least two generalizations were logically possible. The results demonstrate that infants made one of the two generalizations tested, the one that was most statistically consistent with the particular subset of the data they received. The experiments shed light on how learners might go about solving the induction problem for human language.}, author = {Gerken, Louann}, citeulike-article-id = {310937}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2005.03.003}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15992791}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=15992791}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T24-4GHBPK6-1/2/28e4ffcea4201a7824099c5556c0fae1}, doi = {10.1016/j.cognition.2005.03.003}, journal = {Cognition}, keywords = {acquisition, language}, posted-at = {2006-02-03 14:25:56}, priority = {0}, title = {Decisions, decisions: infant language learning when multiple generalizations are possible}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2005.03.003}, volume = {In Press, Corrected Proof} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:310937 L3 - citeulike-article-id:310937 N2 - Two experiments presented infants with artificial language input in which at least two generalizations were logically possible. The results demonstrate that infants made one of the two generalizations tested, the one that was most statistically consistent with the particular subset of the data they received. The experiments shed light on how learners might go about solving the induction problem for human language. JF - Cognition TI - Decisions, decisions: infant language learning when multiple generalizations are possible VL - In Press, Corrected Proof KW - acquisition KW - language AU - Gerken, Louann UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2005.03.003 ER -