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Developments in Language Theory

Author : Nelma Moreira

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 394 pages

File Size : 38,74 MB

Release : 2021-08-06

Category : Computers

ISBN : 3030815080

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Developments in Language Theory, DLT 2021, which was held in Porto, Portugal, during August 16-20, 2021. The conference took place in an hybrid format with both in-person and online participation. The 27 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 48 submissions. The DLT conference series provides a forum for presenting current developments in formal languages and automata. Its scope is very general and includes, among others, the following topics and areas: grammars, acceptors and transducers for words, trees and graphs; algebraic theories of automata; algorithmic, combinatorial, and algebraic properties of words and languages; variable length codes; symbolic dynamics; cellular automata; polyominoes and multidimensional patterns; decidability questions; image manipulation and compression; efficient text algorithms; relationships to cryptography, concurrency, complexity theory, and logic; bio-inspired computing; quantum computing. The book also includes 3 invited talks in full paper length.



Complexity Theory and Language Development

Author : Lourdes Ortega

Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company

Page : 252 pages

File Size : 36,34 MB

Release : 2017-11-15

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9027264961

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This volume is both a state-of-the-art display of current thinking on second language development as a complex system. It is also a tribute to Diane Larsen-Freeman for her decades of intellectual leadership in the academic disciplines of applied linguistics and second language acquisition. The chapters therein range from theoretical expositions to methodological analyses, pedagogical proposals, and conceptual frameworks for future research. In a balanced and in-depth manner, the authors provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary understanding of second language development, with a wealth of insights that promise to break the status-quo of current research and take it to exciting new territory. The book will appeal to both seasoned and novice researchers in applied linguistics, second language acquisition, bilingualism, cognitive psychology, and education, as well as to practitioners in second or foreign language teaching of any language.



Language Development from Theory to Practice

Author : Khara Pence Turnbull

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 11,5 MB

Release : 2017

Category : Language acquisition

ISBN : 9780134412085

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Language Development From Theory to Practice provides a survey of key topics in language development, including research methods, theoretical perspectives, and major language milestones from birth to adolescence and beyond, and language diversity and language disorders. Each chapter bridges language development theory and practice by providing students with a theoretical and scientific foundation to the study of language development. The authors emphasize the relevance of the material to students’ current and future experiences in clinical, educational, and research settings; emphasize multicultural considerations and how they affect language development; focus on using evidence-based practices for making educational and clinical decisions; show the relevance of a multidisciplinary perspective on the theory and practice of language development; and include a number of outstanding pedagogical features to motivate and engage students.



Constructing a Language

Author : Michael TOMASELLO

Publisher : Harvard University Press

Page : 399 pages

File Size : 44,44 MB

Release : 2009-06-30

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 0674044398

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In this groundbreaking book, Tomasello presents a comprehensive usage-based theory of language acquisition. Drawing together a vast body of empirical research in cognitive science, linguistics, and developmental psychology, Tomasello demonstrates that we don't need a self-contained "language instinct" to explain how children learn language. Their linguistic ability is interwoven with other cognitive abilities.



Developments in Language Theory

Author : Yuan Gao

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 456 pages

File Size : 47,33 MB

Release : 2010-07-30

Category : Computers

ISBN : 3642144543

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Developments in Language Theory, DLT 2010, held in London, Ontario, Canada, in August 2010. The 32 regular papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The volume also contains the papers or abstracts of 6 invited speakers, as well as a 2-page abstract for each of the 6 poster papers. The topics addressed are formal languages, automata theory, computability, complexity, logic, petri nets and related areas.



Development in Language Theory

Author : Giancarlo Mauri

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 493 pages

File Size : 13,24 MB

Release : 2011-07-12

Category : Computers

ISBN : 3642223206

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Developments in Language Theory, DLT 2011, held in Milano, Italy, in July 2011. The 34 regular papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The volume also contains the papers or abstracts of 5 invited speakers, as well as a 2-page abstract for each of the 7 poster papers. The topics covered include grammars, acceptors and transducers for words, trees and graphs; algebraic theories of automata; codes; symbolic dynamics; algorithmic, combinatorial and algebraic properties of words and languages; decidability questions; applications of language theory, including: natural computing, image manipulation and compression, text algorithms, cryptography, concurrency, complexity theory and logic; cellular automata and multidimensional patterns; language theory aspects of quantum computing and bio-computing.



Theoretical Issues in Language Acquisition

Author : Juergen Weissenborn

Publisher : Psychology Press

Page : 334 pages

File Size : 24,12 MB

Release : 2013-02-01

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1134746695

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In recent linguistic theory, there has been an explosion of detailed studies of language variation. This volume applies such recent analyses to the study of child language, developing new approaches to change and variation in child grammars and revealing both early knowledge in several areas of grammar and a period of extended development in others. Topics dealt with include question formation, "subjectless" sentences, object gaps, rules for missing subject interpretation, passive sentences, rules for pronoun interpretation and argument structure. Leading developmental linguists and psycholinguists show how linguistic theory can help define and inform a theory of the dynamics of language development and its biological basis, meeting the growing need for such studies in programs in linguistics, psychology, and cognitive science.



Psychology of Language

Author : Shelia M. Kennison

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 782 pages

File Size : 46,57 MB

Release : 2018-10-18

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1350312231

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This accessibly written and pedagogically rich text delivers the most comprehensive examination of its subject, carefully drawing on the most up-to-date research and covering a breadth of the central topics including communication, language acquisition, language processing, language disorders, speech, writing, and development. This book also examines an array of other progressive areas in the field neglected in similar works such as bilingualism, sign language as well as comparative communication. Based on her globally-orientated research and academic expertise, author Shelia Kennison innovatively applies psycholinguistics to real-world examples through analysing the hetergenous traits of a wide variety of languages. With its engaging easy-to-understand prose, this text guides students gently and sequentially through an introduction to the subject. The book is designed for undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in psycholinguistics.



Language Processing and Second Language Development

Author : Manfred Pienemann

Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing

Page : 387 pages

File Size : 28,59 MB

Release : 1998-01-01

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 902724121X

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Aims to provide a systematic perspective on some central psychological mechanisms underlying the spontaneous production of interlanguage (IL) speech. The text develops a framework that represents a theory of processability of grammatical structures, referred to as "Processability Theory".



Developmental Theory and Language Disorders

Author : Paul Fletcher

Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 13,48 MB

Release : 2005-01-01

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9789027234742

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The chapters in this volume arise from presentations at a unique conference on typical and atypical language development held in Madison, USA in 2002. This joint meeting of the International Association for the Study of Child Language, and the Symposium for Research in Child Language Disorders brought together – for the first time in such large numbers – researchers from these two distinct but related fields. The week-long schedule of the conference allowed for an in-depth interrogation of their theoretical positions, methodologies and findings. In the contributions to this volume we have put together a carefully selected set of papers which from various perspectives explore the linkage between developmental theory and language impairment, and at the same time illustrate the effects of distinct conditions – hearing loss, autism, Down syndrome, Williams syndrome and specific language impairment – on the communication abilities of affected individuals. An introductory chapter, and a detailed summary which picks up recurring themes in the chapters, complete the volume.