Andrew D.M. Smith, University of Edinburgh

Andrew D. M. Smith

Language Evolution and Computation Research Unit

Linguistics and English Language

School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

University of Edinburgh

Room 1.14, Dugald Stewart Building

3 Charles Street

EDINBURGH, EH8 9AD, Scotland

Tel: +44 (0) 131 651 1837

E-mail: a n d r e w @ ling.ed.ac.uk

Andrew Smith

Research

Themes

Language acquisition, change and evolution.
Meaning inference and cross-situational learning.
Grammaticalisation.
Construction grammar and cognitive linguistics.
Systematicity in language.
Computational models of language.
Artificial language learning.

Projects

The Emergence and Development of Structural Systematicity in Language: an experimental study (ESRC)
The Development of Linguistic Structure (AHRC)
The Inference of Meaning (ESRC)
A Computational Study of Semantic Change (ESRC)

Publications

Teaching

MSc.

Simulating Language
Introduction to Phonology and Phonetics
Introduction to Syntax and Semantics

Honours

Foundation Phonology and Phonetics
Origins and Evolution of Language
Intermediate Syntax

Linguistics II

Phonology
Phonetics Ear Training

Linguistics I

Phonetics and Phonology
Language Variation and Change - Historical Linguistics
Structure of Arabic

Foundations of Language (at the University of Stirling)

Phonetics