Naslov
Implicit learning: Artificial grammar testing

Autori
Grbeš, Mateja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Ocjenski radovi, diplomski rad, diplomski

Fakultet
Filozofski fakultet

Mjesto
Zagreb

Datum
11.10

Godina
2017

Stranica
31

Mentor
Zovko Dinković, Irena

Ključne riječi
origin of language, Universal grammar theory, innateness theory, implicit learning, Artificial Grammar Learning Paradigm

Sažetak
The purpose of this study is to provide an analysis of the Artificial Grammar Learning Paradigm testing. This testing aims at finding out just how proficient humans are in learning structures they have never seen before, and whether that ability is implicit. It includes a task in which participants were asked to find a pattern in an artificial grammar created for the purpose of this study. Based on the findings, we were able to find out more about implicit grammar learning. Language and how it is acquired has been a point of interest of numerous researchers for centuries and researching implicit learning will help us discover more about how language is acquired. As an introduction to the experiment, we first cover the issue of first language acquisition using studies on primates. Here we analyze theories on the origin of language and the history of thought on the topic. We then take a look at how similar language acquisition is between humans and primates, and what conclusions we have been able to draw based on the existing studies. To delve deeper into the topic, we provide an analysis of implicit grammar learning and give an introduction into the Artificial Grammar Learning Paradigm. We hope that this study will inform the reader on the topic of implicit learning and aid other researchers in their work. We also suggest that further research into the area of AGL testing should take factors such as context and meaning into account.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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