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Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computational Linguistics

Background:

  • Language learning often involves exposure to inconsistent linguistic systems.
  • Learners may either regularize (systematize) these inconsistencies or preserve them.
  • Previous models suggested a primarily preservatory learning mechanism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate systematizing versus preservatory mechanisms in language learning.
  • To examine how input consistency and marking system type influence learning.
  • To test the efficacy of statistical learning models in explaining observed learning patterns.

Main Methods:

  • An artificial language learning experiment was conducted.
  • Participants learned two number marking systems (plural and rare singulative) under consistent and inconsistent conditions.
  • Generalization to novel items was assessed to measure pattern regularity.

Main Results:

  • Participants produced more regular patterns with more consistent input and for plural-marking systems.
  • Greater inter-participant variation was observed for the singulative-marking system.
  • Preservatory and single-parameter models failed to capture the experimental results.

Conclusions:

  • A two-parameter statistical learning model better explains individual variation in language learning.
  • Learners' propensity to systematize or preserve input varies.
  • Findings have implications for understanding language change and acquisition.