Cognitive architectures and language acquisition
A case study in pronoun comprehension
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20366307 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacolien Van Rij (0000-0001-7445-5647, University of Groningen, corresponding author), Hedderik Van Rijn (0000-0002-0461-9850, University of Groningen), Petra Hendriks (0000-0002-7584-4078, University of Groningen) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 731-766 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Child Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-0009 • E-ISSN: 1469-7602 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0305000909990560 |
| PMID | 20353614 |
| OpenAlex | W2057091373 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 29 |
In this paper we discuss a computational cognitive model of children's poor performance on pronoun interpretation (the so-called Delay of Principle B Effect, or DPBE). This cognitive model is based on a theoretical account that attributes the DPBE to children's inability as hearers to also take into account the speaker's perspective. The cognitive model predicts that child hearers are unable to do so because their speed of linguistic processing is too limited to perform this second step in interpretation. We tested this hypothesis empirically in a psycholinguistic study, in which we slowed down the speech rate to give children more time for interpretation, and in a computational simulation study. The results of the two studies confirm the predictions of our model. Moreover, these studies show that embedding a theory of linguistic competence in a cognitive architecture allows for the generation of detailed and testable predictions with respect to linguistic performance
Cognition · Cognitive architecture · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Comprehension · Linguistic competence · Linguistics · Pronoun · Psycholinguistics · Computer Science · Language Development and Disorders · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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Processing Determinism
Referential cohesion in Swedish preschool children's narratives
Interface Strategies
Analyzing Linguistic Data
Optimality Theory
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Threaded cognition
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Mixed-effects modeling with crossed random effects for subjects and items
Some Aspects of Optimality in Natural Language Interpretation
Coherent discourse solves the pronoun interpretation problem
Pronoun co-referencing errors
Slowed Speech Input has a Differential Impact on On-line and Off-line Processing in Children's Comprehension of Pronouns
On the Acquisition of Principle B
Learning to reason about speakers' alternatives in sentence comprehension
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |