tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659270781112607019.post6763879870891518786..comments2018-03-03T03:30:24.451-08:00Comments on Mathematical Linguistics etc.: What makes languages learnable?Sean Fulophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06610398963994746965noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659270781112607019.post-8919697479986550702011-06-03T01:48:04.885-07:002011-06-03T01:48:04.885-07:00Yes, indeed, I hope I mean structural properties o...Yes, indeed, I hope I mean structural properties of the languages themselves. It is by now evident, I guess, that trying to monolithically characterize a "learnable class" is not going anywhere.<br /><br />I think these ideas relate to some of your work on substitutable languages---an example of a structural language property in the sense which is meant, I think.Sean Fulophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06610398963994746965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659270781112607019.post-87962709377361417262011-06-02T06:19:33.182-07:002011-06-02T06:19:33.182-07:00So by structural properties of natural languages, ...So by structural properties of natural languages, do you mean properties of the class of natural languages or properties of the languages themselves? I think the former is a bit of a dead end.Alex Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634767958690153584noreply@blogger.com