TY - JOUR
T1 - A simple computational model for classifying small string sets
AU - Suhara, Yoshihiko
AU - Sakurai, Akito
PY - 2007/7/1
Y1 - 2007/7/1
N2 - Recent research hypothesizes that the capacity for syntactic recursions forms the computational core of a uniquely human language faculty. Contrary to this hypothesis, Gentner et al. claimed that the capacity to classify sequences from recursive, center-embedded grammar is not uniquely human. We show in this paper that the patterns Gentner used are classified by a Bayesian classifier, a simple and fundamental classifier in machine learning, and consequently we claim that their argument is flawed.
AB - Recent research hypothesizes that the capacity for syntactic recursions forms the computational core of a uniquely human language faculty. Contrary to this hypothesis, Gentner et al. claimed that the capacity to classify sequences from recursive, center-embedded grammar is not uniquely human. We show in this paper that the patterns Gentner used are classified by a Bayesian classifier, a simple and fundamental classifier in machine learning, and consequently we claim that their argument is flawed.
KW - Bayesian classification
KW - Cognitive language
KW - Grammar learning
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ics.2006.11.006
DO - 10.1016/j.ics.2006.11.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34249991421
SN - 0531-5131
VL - 1301
SP - 270
EP - 273
JO - International Congress Series
JF - International Congress Series
ER -