Mapping sensorimotor sequences to word sequences: A connectionist model of language acquisition and sentence generation

► We present a new connectionist sentence generation system. ► The system's semantic inputs have a novel sequential structure. ► Its design embodies a theory about the link between syntax and sensorimotor cognition. ► The system combines nativist and empiricist models of syntactic development. ► It is able to learn both abstract syntactic patterns and surface patterns.