Grammar Induction for Minimalist Grammars using Variational Bayesian Inference : A Technical Report
Eva Portelance, Amelia Bruno, Daniel Harasim, Leon Bergen, T. O’Donnell
arXiv
Abstract
The following technical report presents a formal approach to probabilistic minimalist grammar parameter estimation. We describe a formalization of a minimalist grammar. We then present an algorithm for the application of variational Bayesian inference to this formalization.