Learning mechanisms in phonetics and phonology

Language learning is a central aspect in many linguistic theories. Despite their importance, learning mechanisms are rarely discussed within such literature. In this course we will explore different learning theories and how they affect phonetic, phonological and morphophonological learning. We will contrast Hebbian with Error-driven learning and read, present and discuss findings from the pertinent literature. As we move along, we will explore learning effects through computational simulations using the programming language R - possibly even conducting a small scale learning experiment ourselves.

Kapatsinski, V. (2018). Changing minds changing tools: From learning theory to language acquisition to language change. MIT Press.
(available online: https://direct.mit.edu/books/book/3587/Changing-Minds-Changing-ToolsFrom-Learning-Theory)
I will upload additional literature through moodle.

Area of Specialization: Phonetics/Phonology