A resource-rational model of human processing of recursive linguistic structure.

Michael Hahn, Richard Futrell, Roger Levy, Edward Gibson

October 2022 Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

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Abstract Synopsis

  • The article discusses a unified theory that explains how humans process complex recursive language structures by balancing memory constraints and predictive expectations, using modern machine learning techniques.
  • It highlights that traditional models focusing solely on predictability or memory fall short in explaining the difficulty of understanding nested hierarchical language patterns; the new model accounts for this by integrating both factors.
  • Experimental results from English, Spanish, and German language tasks support the theory’s predictions, offering a computational approach to understanding the cognitive processes involved in language comprehension and production.]