Empirical models of phonological networks and their growth in English

Network science has become increasingly popular in the cognitive sciences, including linguistics. This book is the first to explore lexical networks in learners of English as a second language, focusing on the relationships between phonological word forms in the mental lexicon. It highlights the contributions that network science can make to the study of lexical organization of second languages.Within the theoretical framework of evolving networks, lexical learning is seen as a process of network... Zobrazit více