A new book on the NTL project is now available: From Molecule to Metaphor: A Neural Theory of Language, MIT Press 2006.

Is Theory Important? ... Operant conditioning explains language acquisition and behavior (behavior controlled by consequences; power of reinforcement)

The modeling capabilities of evidence sets thus make them an appropriate starting point to more deeply explore the consensual selection of dynamics as it applies to natural language theory.

One essential tenet in Vygotsky's theory is the notion of the existence of what he called the "zone of proximal development". ... Vygotsky's influence on Krashen's second language acquisition theory

In ten densely-argued pages, Darwin considers some theoretical preliminaries, and then lays out his theory of language evolution.

They introduce the theory of language, sounds, words, sentences, and meaning, as well as language and the brain. The text is available either in hard-copy form or as a CD-ROM.

On-line demo ... Request Exam/Desk Copy ... System requirements:; - Apple Macintosh with a 68040 or better processor; Power Macintosh (PPC) recommended; - 16MB of free RAM (20MB recommended);

A Formal Theory of Language Development (1999) [1 citations — 1 self] ... 5 The development of inflection in a biologically based theory of language acquisition – Wexler - 1996

Optimality Theory and Language Change - Optimality Theory and Language Change: -discusses many optimization and linguistic issues in great detail; ... Optimality Theory and Language Change:

Optimality Theory and Language Change - Optimality Theory and Language Change:- discusses many optimization and linguistic issues in great detail; ... Optimality Theory and Language Change: -