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Computational modelling of language acquisition: an introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2023

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Elma BLOM
Titia BENDERS*
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Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Elma BLOM
Affiliation:
Department of Development & Education of Youth in Diverse Societies, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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Corresponding author: Titia Benders; Email: a.t.benders@uva.nl
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One approach to studying how children acquire language is to simulate language acquisition through computational modelling. Computational models implement theories of language acquisition and simulation outcomes can then be tested against existing real-world data or in new empirical research. It is more than ten years ago that Journal of Child Language published a special issue on the topic, edited and introduced by Brian MacWhinney (MacWhinney, 2010). Now is thus a good time to take stock of recent developments by bringing together a collection of articles that explore recent research and insights from computational modelling of child language acquisition.

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Journal of Child Language , Volume 50 , Issue 6: Special Issue on Computational Modelling of Language Acquisition , November 2023 , pp. 1287 - 1293
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