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SUMMARY:A computational model of language production - Yuan Gao (Universit
 y of Cambridge)
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CONTACT:Suchir Salhan
DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, I present a framework that models language prod
 uction as a mapping from explicit\, structured meaning representations to 
 surface sentences. The framework combines an explicit symbolic grammar wit
 h unsupervised learning algorithms\, allowing us to ask how far structured
  meaning by itself can drive acquisition.\nIf we view the framework as a c
 omputational proxy for language production and acquisition\, we can encode
  different grammatical theories as alternative grammar modules\, expose th
 em to the same data\, and compare how they learn and process. I will brief
 ly illustrate this with a case study contrasting a lexicalist grammar with
  a construction-based one\, showing how their characteristic behaviours em
 erge within the same simulation.\n\n\nYuan Gao is a PhD Candidate at the U
 niversity of Cambridge. 
LOCATION:FW26 Hybrid (In-Person + Online). Google Meet Link: https://meet.
 google.com/yeu-pqce-rsn.
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