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Language acquisition occupies a central place in the study of human cognition, and research on how we learn language can be found across many disciplines, from developmental psychology and linguistics to education, philosophy and neuroscience. The investigation of a complex phenomenon like language acquisition naturally requires insights, tools, and methods from many disciplines, yet it is still relatively rare to find studies that combine multiple approaches. This volume brings together leading researchers in cognitive psychology, corpus research, developmental psychology, linguistics, and natural language processing to discuss opportunities and challenges of combining multiple approaches to language learning. The peer-reviewed chapters in this volume are written in an accessible and engaging fashion. Together, they provide the reader with a panorama of the exciting research currently being conducted at the intersection of experimental, computational and corpus-based approaches to language learning.chologyand linguistics to education, philosophy and neuroscience. The investigation of achologyand linguistics to education, philosophy and neuroscience. The investigation of a
Contents
FOREWORD............... 5Patrick Rebuschat, Detmar Meurers, and Tony McEneryLanguage Learning Research at the Intersection of Experimental, Computational, and Corpus-Based Approaches............... 6-13Padraic Monaghan and Caroline F. RowlandCombining Language Corpora With Experimental and Computational Approaches for Language Acquisition Research............... 14-39Nick C. EllisCognition, Corpora, and Computing: Triangulating Research in Usage-Based Language Learning............... 40-65Detmar Meurers and Markus DickinsonEvidence and Interpretation in Language Learning Research:Opportunities for Collaboration With Computational Linguistics............... 66-95Anke Ludeling, Hagen Hirschmann, and Anna ShadrovaLinguistic Models, Acquisition Theories, and Learner Corpora:Morphological Productivity in SLA Research Exemplified byComplex Verbs in German............... 96-129Dana Gablasova, Vaclav Brezina, and Tony McEneryExploring Learner Language Through Corpora: Comparingand Interpreting Corpus Frequency Information............... 130-154Dana Gablasova, Vaclav Brezina, and Tony McEneryCollocations in Corpus-Based Language Learning Research:Identifying, Comparing, and Interpreting the Evidence............... 155-179Theodora Alexopoulou, Marije Michel, Akira Murakami,and Detmar MeurersTheodora Alexopoulou, Marije Michel, Akira Murakami, and Detmar MeurersTask Effects on Linguistic Complexity and Accuracy:A Large-Scale Learner Corpus Analysis Employing Natural Language Processing Techniques............... 180-208Nicole Ziegler, Detmar Meurers, Patrick Rebuschat, Simon Ruiz, Jose L. Moreno-Vega, Maria Chinkina, Wenjing Li, and Sarah GreyInterdisciplinary Research at the Intersection of CALL, NLP, and SLA: Methodological Implications From an Input Enhancement Project............... 209-231Katrin WisniewskiEmpirical Learner Language and the Levels of the Common European Framework of Reference............... 232-253Brian MacWhinneyA Shared Platform for Studying Second Language Acquisition............... 254-275INDEX............... 276-287
