Statistical Learning and Language Acquisition

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2011

Statistical Learning and Language Acquisition

Edited by: Patrick Rebuschat and John N. Williams

Volume 1 in the series Studies in Second and Foreign Language Education [SSFLE]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781934078242

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About this book

Open publication

This volume brings together contributors from cognitive psychology, theoretical and applied linguistics, as well as computer science, in order to assess the progress made in statistical learning research and to determine future directions. An important objective is to critically examine the role of statistical learning in language acquisition. While most contributors agree that statistical learning plays a central role in language acquisition, they have differing views. This book will promote the development of the field by fostering discussion and collaborations across disciplinary boundaries.

Author / Editor information

Patrick Rebuschat, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., USA; John N. Williams, Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics, University of Cambridge, UK

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
List of contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Table of contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Introduction: Statistical learning and language acquisition Patrick Rebuschat and John Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Statistical-sequential learning in development Jennifer B. Misyak, Michael H. Goldstein and Morten H. Christiansen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
Bootstrapping language: Are infant statisticians up to the job? Elizabeth K. Johnson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
Sensitivity to statistical information begets learning in early language development Jessica F. Hay and Jill Lany Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
Word segmentation: Trading the (new, but poor) concept of statistical computation for the (old, but richer) associative approach Pierre Perruchet and Bénédicte Poulin-Charronnat Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
The road to word class acquisition is paved with distributional and sound cues Michelle Sandoval, Kalim Gonzales and Rebecca Gómez Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Linguistic constraints on statistical learning in early language acquisition Mohinish Shukla, Judit Gervain, Jacques Mehler and Marina Nespor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
The potential contribution of statistical learning to second language acquisition Luca Onnis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Statistical learning and syntax: What can be learned, and what difference does meaning make? John N. Williams and Patrick Rebuschat Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
Statistical construction learning: Does a Zipfian problem space ensure robust language learning? Nick C. Ellis and Matthew Brook O’Donnell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
Can we enhance domain-general learning abilities to improve language function? Christopher M. Conway, Michelle A. Gremp, Anne D. Walk, Althea Bauernschmidt and David B. Pisoni Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
Conscious versus unconscious learning of structure Zoltan Dienes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337
How implicit is statistical learning? Phillip Hamrick and Patrick Rebuschat Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	365
What Bayesian modelling can tell us about statistical learning: What it requires and why it works Amy Perfors and Daniel J. Navarro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383
Evolutionary perspectives on statistical learning Kenny Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	409
Statistical learning: What can music tell us? Psyche Loui Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	433
‘‘I let the music speak’’: Cross-domain application of a cognitive model of musical learning Geraint A. Wiggins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	463
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	495

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Libraries and universities, major language centers; Researchers and graduate students in applied and theoretical linguistics, cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and computer science.
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 511
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 5
- Tables: 20
Keywords: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Education

eBook

Published: October 1, 2012
ISBN: 9781934078242

Hardcover

Published: September 14, 2012
ISBN: 9781934078235