Preparing to talk: Interaction between a linguistically enabled agent and a human teacher

Caroline Lyon, C.L. Nehaniv, Joe Saunders

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    Abstract

    As a precursor to learning to use language an infant has to acquire preliminary linguistic skills, including the ability to recognize and produce word forms without meaning. This develops out of babbling, through vocal interaction with carers. We report on evidence from developmental psychology and from neuroscientific research that supports a dual process approach to language learning. We describe a simulation of the transition from babbling to the recognition of first word forms in a simulated robot interacting with a human teacher. This precedes interactions with the real iCub robot.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2010 AAAI Fall Symposium Series
    PublisherAAAI
    Pages56-61
    Number of pages6
    VolumeFS-10-05
    Edition1st
    ISBN (Print)978-157735487-1
    Publication statusPublished - 2010
    Event2010 AAAI Fall Symposium - Arlington, United Kingdom
    Duration: 11 Nov 201013 Nov 2010

    Publication series

    NameAAAI Fall Symposium Series
    PublisherAAAI

    Conference

    Conference2010 AAAI Fall Symposium
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    CityArlington
    Period11/11/1013/11/10

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