Niyogi, Partha. <br/><br/>
The Computational Nature of Language Learning and Evolution. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (503 pages) 
 - Current Studies in Linguistics Series ;  v.43 .
 - Current Studies in Linguistics Series .
<br/><br/>Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I The Problem -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Part II Language Learning -- Chapter 2 Language Acquisition: The Problem of Inductive Inference -- Chapter 3 Language Acquisition: A Linguistic Treatment -- Chapter 4 Language Acquisition: Memoryless Learning -- Part III Language Change -- Chapter 5 Language Change: A Preliminary Model -- Chapter 6 Language Change: Multiple Languages -- Chapter 7 An Application to Portuguese -- Chapter 8 An Application to Chinese Phonology -- Chapter 9 A Model of Cultural Evolution and Its Application to Language -- Chapter 10 Variations and Case Studies -- Part IV The Origin of Language -- Chapter 11 The Origin of Communicative Systems: Communicative Efficiency -- Chapter 12 The Origin of Communicative Systems: Linguistic Coherence and Communicative Fitness -- Chapter 13 The Origin of Communicative Systems: Linguistic Coherence and Social Learning -- Part V Conclusions -- Chapter 14 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> The introduction of a mathematical and computational framework within which to analyze the interplay between language learning and language evolution. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780262280686 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Language acquisition.<br/>Language and languages -- Origin.<br/>Computational linguistics.<br/>Linguistic change.<br/>Multilingualism.<br/>Language and culture.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P118.N57 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>938.0072