ERIC Number: EJ1436210
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Nov
Pages: 24
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Realistic and Broad-Scope Learning Simulations: First Results and Challenges
Maureen de Seyssel; Marvin Lavechin; Emmanuel Dupoux
Journal of Child Language, v50 n6 p1294-1317 2023
There is a current 'theory crisis' in language acquisition research, resulting from fragmentation both at the level of the approaches and the linguistic level studied. We identify a need for integrative approaches that go beyond these limitations, and propose to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of current theoretical approaches of language acquisition. In particular, we advocate that language learning simulations, if they integrate realistic input and multiple levels of language, have the potential to contribute significantly to our understanding of language acquisition. We then review recent results obtained through such language learning simulations. Finally, we propose some guidelines for the community to build better simulations.
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