Co-evolution of Language and of the Language Acquisition Device
<|reference_start|>Co-evolution of Language and of the Language Acquisition Device: A new account of parameter setting during grammatical acquisition is presented in terms of Generalized Categorial Grammar embedded in a default inheritance hierarchy, providing a natural partial ordering on the setting of parameters. Experiments show that several experimentally effective learners can be defined in this framework. Evolutionary simulations suggest that a learner with default initial settings for parameters will emerge, provided that learning is memory limited and the environment of linguistic adaptation contains an appropriate language.<|reference_end|>
@article{briscoe1997co-evolution,
    title={Co-evolution of Language and of the Language Acquisition Device},
    author={Ted Briscoe (Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge)},
    journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:cmp-lg/9705001},
    year={1997},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={cmp-lg/9705001},
    primaryClass={cmp-lg cs.CL}
}