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.