Domain Specific Vs Domain General Language

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Domain specific vs domain general language. New studies focusing on domain general visual skills are needed to reveal the aspects of brain structure and activity that support the ability to acquire expertise in new categories. Domain general learning theories also recognize that although learning different types of new information may be processed in the same way and in the same areas of the brain. There are a wide variety of dsls ranging from widely used languages for common domains such as html for web pages down to languages used by only one or a few pieces of software such as. The important point here is that for the distinction between domain specific and domain general systems to be explanatory the domain specific neural system for language needs to be defined.

In part 1 we examine the scientific answer to the question of how far human mental activities and capabilities are domain general dg i domain specific ds. Language related domain specific and domain general systems in the human brain. It can only be used to solve a particular problem. Domain specific languages have been talked about and used for almost as long as computing has been done.

1 department of psychology brock university st. You cannot use such a language to solve a problem that does not fall within its domain. 2 department of psychology university of cambridge cambridge cb2 3eb united kingdom. Domain general learning theories of development suggest that humans are born with mechanisms in the brain that exist to support and guide learning on a broad level regardless of the type of information being learned.

A highly complex answer emerges from the literature review of domains such as intelligence traits emotions and working memory. Campbell kl 1 tyler lk 2. A domain specific programming language or special purpose is the one that is specially designed for a particular application domain. And that though.

The article is divided into two sections. A domain specific language dsl is a computer language specialized to a particular application domain this is in contrast to a general purpose language gpl which is broadly applicable across domains. Domain general to understand how language works domain specific processes to notice correlations between syntax and meaning semantic bootstrapping domain general to understand how language works domain specific to make hypothesis about the new words. As we learn more about domain general visual abilities it will be important to assess their predictive validity in real world domains such as medical imaging.