A computational model of the usage-based acquisition of abstract constructions and grammatical categories. KU Leuven
This project starts from an important insight gained from usage-based theories of language acquisition, namely that the ability of children to learn language is based on 2 general cognitive capacities: intention reading and pattern finding. Intention reading refers to the capacity of children to share attention, recognise gestures and understand the communicative intentions of their interlocutors. Pattern finding refers to the ability of ...