Computer Simulation of Language Evolution: A Neural Network Based Approach - Tapa blanda

Eger, Steffen

 
9783836471183: Computer Simulation of Language Evolution: A Neural Network Based Approach
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ISBN 10: 3836471183 ISBN 13: 9783836471183
Editorial: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008

Sinopsis

All throughout human history, the question about the origin and evolution of (human) language has exerted a fascinating appeal to both scholars and laymen. Thanks to the progress in computational methods, it has been possible in recent years to attain new insights into this subject matter and to conduct simulations with the pretence of verifying or falsifying some of the assertions proclaimed by an earlier linguistic and philosophic tradition. By means of a simulation model made up of populations of artificial speakers, this work sets out to address the problem of language change and its variation over time. Under what conditions can -- and do -- languages change? More fundamentally, it is asked under which circumstances languages are learnable, and whether the assumption of a particular human qualification for language ability is really necessary.

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Reseña del editor

All throughout human history, the question about the origin and evolution of (human) language has exerted a fascinating appeal to both scholars and laymen. Thanks to the progress in computational methods, it has been possible in recent years to attain new insights into this subject matter and to conduct simulations with the pretence of verifying or falsifying some of the assertions proclaimed by an earlier linguistic and philosophic tradition. By means of a simulation model made up of populations of artificial speakers, this work sets out to address the problem of language change and its variation over time. Under what conditions can -- and do -- languages change? More fundamentally, it is asked under which circumstances languages are learnable, and whether the assumption of a particular human qualification for language ability is really necessary.

Biografía del autor

Geboren 20.3.1981. 2000 Abitur am Eduard-Spranger-Gymnasium Freudenstadt. 2001 Beginn des Studiums der Computerlinguistik, Anglistik und Volkswirtschaftslehre in Heidelberg. 2003 und 2004 Studienaufenthalt in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 2005 Aufnahme des Zweitstudiums Mathematik und Philosophie in Heidelberg. 2007 Abschluss des Erststudiums, M.A.

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Editorial
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Año de publicación
2008
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
3836471183
ISBN 13 
9783836471183
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Número de páginas
112
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