>> a question is whether a software program could tractably learn language >> without such associations, by relying solely on statistical associations >> within texts.
Isn't there an alternative (or middle ground) of starting the software program with a seed of initial structure and then letting it grow from there (rather than relying only on statistical associations -- which I believe will be intractable for quite some time). ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=231415&user_secret=e9e40a7e
