Yi-Xuan Wang

Disentangling Statistical Preemption from Entrenchment in Language Models'Avoidance of Overgeneralization

How do learners avoid overgeneralizations such as Tom laughed me without explicit negative evidence? Constructionists have posited two proposals that describe indirect negative evidence against overgeneralizations: preemption (which privileges exposure to near-synonymous construction---e.g., she made him laugh) vs. ent...