An Overview of How Semantics and Corrections Can Help Language Learning

We present an overview of the results obtained with a computational model that takes into account semantics and corrections for language learning. This model is constructed with a learner and a teacher who interact in a sequence of shared situations. The model was tested with limited sublanguages of 10 natural languages in a common domain of situations.

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