Dear All, This is to remind you that the next talk in the CEU Cognitive Science seminar series will by given by: Kim Plunkett (University of Oxford): Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2014, 5 PM Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Frankel Leó út 30-34., Room G15 Title: How Infants Build a Semantic System Studies of early semantic development have traditionally described changes in the referential scope of early words, e.g., the range of objects that the infant associates with the word 'dog', as if infants learn object-label associations in isolation from each other. A proper understanding of semantic development should also provide an account of sensitivity to the meaning relations in the developing lexicon, and enumerate the the principles and processes by which the toddler constructs a network of meanings. In this talk, I will describe some recent graph theoretic attempts to describe semantic networks in early childhood and experimental methods to investigate the development of the lexical-semantic system. I will argue that the rudiments of a lexical-semantic system are in place before the child's second birthday. I will discusss whether infants attempt to construct a semantic network from the beginning of lexical development, or whether the early semantic system consists of lexical islands to which entries are added in a piecemeal fashion, only later later to coalesce into a network of meanings. PLEASE NOTE: Our seminar room has a limited capacity. Please arrive early to ensure you get a seat. The talk will begin promptly at 5. Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events _______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-subscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-unsubscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu