Verifying theories of language acquisition using computer models of language evolution

Adaptive Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-35

  Vogt, Paul ^a   Lieven, Elena ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dense database studies; Early child grammar; Language games; Traceback methods; Usage based approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649260117     PISSN: 10597123     EISSN: 17412633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059712309350970     Document Type: Article

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