Identification of language acquisition (clitic acquisition) in multidialectal children.

Grohmann Kleanthes, Papadopoulou Elena and Themistocleous Charalambos (2017). Acquiring Clitic Placement in Bilectal Settings: Interactions between Social Factors. Frontiers in Communication. The C5.0 machine-learning algorithm was employed to model the interaction of sociolinguistic factors on the development of clitic placement in bidialectal children. The model shows that speakers acquire the relevant features very early, yet compartmentalization of form and function according to style emerges only as they engage in the larger speech community. Frontiers 2017 Version: [PDF]