Chromatic transitions in the emergence of syntax networks.

ABSTRACT: The emergence of syntax during childhood is a remarkable example of how complex correlations unfold in nonlinear ways through development. In particular, rapid transitions seem to occur as children reach the age of two, which seems to separate a two-word, tree-like network of syntactic relations among words from the scale-free graphs associated with the adult, complex grammar. Here, we explore the evolution of syntax networks through language acquisition using the chromatic number, which captures the transition and provides a natural link to standard theories on syntactic structures. The data analysis is compared to a null model of network growth dynamics which is shown to display non-trivial and sensible differences. At a more general level, we observe that the chromatic classes de

SUBMITTER: Corominas-Murtra B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6304139 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature