We survey recent computer modelling research of language evolution, focusing on a rule-
based model simulating the lexicon–syntax coevolution and an equation-based model …

This volume examines the conflicting factors that shape the content and form of grammatical
rules in language usage. Speakers and addressees need to contend with these rules when …

This paper explores the process through which children sort out the relations among verbs
belonging to the same semantic domain. Using a set of Chinese verbs denoting a range of …

Neural plasticity in speech acquisition and learning is concerned with the timeline trajectory
and the mechanisms of experience-driven changes in the neural circuits that support or …

Linguagem receptiva é a capacidade de o indivíduo compreender o que ouve e lê. Este
artigo objetiva avaliar o desempenho de crianças pré-escolares quanto ao vocabulário …

Early vocabulary development is a reliable predictor of children's later language skills. The
MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory (CDI) has provided a powerful tool …

This chapter examines the role of entrenchment in second-language (L2) learning. It is
generally recognized that language learning success declines with age. However, the exact …

There is a long tradition in linguistics implicating child language acquisition as a major driver
of language change, the classic intuition being that innovations or" errors" which emerge …

When parents brag about their children's accomplishments to friends and family or
document important events with camcorders and baby books for posterity, they tend to focus …

Interests in the study of bilingualism in recent years are grounded in the prospect that
interdisciplinary research in this domain will lead to fundamental understanding of the …