Finding structure in logographic writing with library learning

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2405.06906v1
• Date: Sat, 11 May 2024 04:23:53 GMT
• Title: Finding structure in logographic writing with library learning
• Authors: Guangyuan Jiang, Matthias Hofer, Jiayuan Mao, Lionel Wong, Joshua B. Tenenbaum, Roger P. Levy,
• Abstract summary: We develop a computational framework for discovering structure in a writing system. Our framework discovers known linguistic structures in the Chinese writing system. We demonstrate how a library learning approach may help reveal the fundamental computational principles that underlie the creation of structures in human cognition.
• Score: 55.63800121311418
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: One hallmark of human language is its combinatoriality -- reusing a relatively small inventory of building blocks to create a far larger inventory of increasingly complex structures. In this paper, we explore the idea that combinatoriality in language reflects a human inductive bias toward representational efficiency in symbol systems. We develop a computational framework for discovering structure in a writing system. Built on top of state-of-the-art library learning and program synthesis techniques, our computational framework discovers known linguistic structures in the Chinese writing system and reveals how the system evolves towards simplification under pressures for representational efficiency. We demonstrate how a library learning approach, utilizing learned abstractions and compression, may help reveal the fundamental computational principles that underlie the creation of combinatorial structures in human cognition, and offer broader insights into the evolution of efficient communication systems.

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