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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: The emergence of syntax during childhood is a remarkable example of how complex
    correlations unfold in nonlinear ways through development. In particular, rapid
    transitions seem to occur as children reach the age of two, which seems to separate
    a two-word, tree-like network of syntactic relations among words from the scale-free
    graphs associated with the adult, complex grammar. Here, we explore the evolution
    of syntax networks through language acquisition using the chromatic number, which
    captures the transition and provides a natural link to standard theories on syntactic
    structures. The data analysis is compared to a null model of network growth dynamics
    which is shown to display non-trivial and sensible differences. At a more general
    level, we observe that the chromatic classes define independent regions of the
    graph, and thus, can be interpreted as the footprints of incompatibility relations,
    somewhat as opposed to modularity considerations.
acknowledgement: This work was supported by the James McDonnell Foundation (B.C-M.,
  S.V. and R.S.)
article_number: '181286'
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author:
- first_name: Bernat
  full_name: Corominas-Murtra, Bernat
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  last_name: Corominas-Murtra
  orcid: 0000-0001-9806-5643
- first_name: Martí Sànchez
  full_name: Fibla, Martí Sànchez
  last_name: Fibla
- first_name: Sergi
  full_name: Valverde, Sergi
  last_name: Valverde
- first_name: Ricard
  full_name: Solé, Ricard
  last_name: Solé
citation:
  ama: Corominas-Murtra B, Fibla MS, Valverde S, Solé R. Chromatic transitions in
    the emergence of syntax networks. <i>Royal Society Open Science</i>. 2018;5(12).
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181286">10.1098/rsos.181286</a>
  apa: Corominas-Murtra, B., Fibla, M. S., Valverde, S., &#38; Solé, R. (2018). Chromatic
    transitions in the emergence of syntax networks. <i>Royal Society Open Science</i>.
    The Royal Society. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181286">https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181286</a>
  chicago: Corominas-Murtra, Bernat, Martí Sànchez Fibla, Sergi Valverde, and Ricard
    Solé. “Chromatic Transitions in the Emergence of Syntax Networks.” <i>Royal Society
    Open Science</i>. The Royal Society, 2018. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181286">https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181286</a>.
  ieee: B. Corominas-Murtra, M. S. Fibla, S. Valverde, and R. Solé, “Chromatic transitions
    in the emergence of syntax networks,” <i>Royal Society Open Science</i>, vol.
    5, no. 12. The Royal Society, 2018.
  ista: Corominas-Murtra B, Fibla MS, Valverde S, Solé R. 2018. Chromatic transitions
    in the emergence of syntax networks. Royal Society Open Science. 5(12), 181286.
  mla: Corominas-Murtra, Bernat, et al. “Chromatic Transitions in the Emergence of
    Syntax Networks.” <i>Royal Society Open Science</i>, vol. 5, no. 12, 181286, The
    Royal Society, 2018, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181286">10.1098/rsos.181286</a>.
  short: B. Corominas-Murtra, M.S. Fibla, S. Valverde, R. Solé, Royal Society Open
    Science 5 (2018).
date_created: 2019-01-20T22:59:18Z
date_published: 2018-12-12T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-10-18T06:41:12Z
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ddc:
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department:
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doi: 10.1098/rsos.181286
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title: Chromatic transitions in the emergence of syntax networks
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