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Research of Models of Interpretation of Discourse, and Development of Japanese Grammar Based on Interpretation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15300090
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Cognitive science
Research InstitutionChukyo University

Principal Investigator

SIRAI Hidetosi  Chukyo University, School of Information Science and Technology, Professor, 情報理工学部, 教授 (10134462)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SHIRAI Ken-ichiro  Chukyo University, College of Liberal Arts, Professor, 教養部, 教授 (20162753)
Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2006
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
Budget Amount *help
¥11,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥2,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥2,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥2,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥2,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000)
KeywordsJapanese Grammar / Discourse Structure / SDRT / Dynamic Syntax / Formal Semantics / Model of Interpretation / 累加的構造解析 / 未確定記述 / 文脈依存の解釈 / 主辞駆動句構造文法 / 分節談話表示理論 / 語彙意味論
Research Abstract

In order to build a Japanese language processing system, we have to develop both the theory of how the information of sentences and discourse should be constructed, and its implementation on a computer. For the former part-at least in the sentence level---, we have seen the development by computational linguistic theory, such as Japanese Phrase Structure Grammar. It is widely accepted that it is very hard to obtain a reasonable interpretation of a sentence, or even a word, without context information in Japanese language processing, or natural language processing in general.
Based on Japanese Phrase Structure Grammar and Dynamic Syntax theory, we tackle the problem of how sentence and discourse can be interpreted in context, what interpretations are preferred, and what kind of logical (not statistical) framework we should take as the basis. In our study, grammar is redefined: in the narrow sense, it describes how the context independent meaning of words and sentence is calculated; in th … More e wider sense, it is a set of principles that define how the interpretation of sentence and discourse is constructed from the context-independent meaning based on context information, especially discourse structure. This is very contrasted with the traditional view of grammar that syntactic rules and principles play the most part of roles. We have investigated the way of discourse understanding, and open a gate to the learning from discourse.
What we did is that describing several aspects of grammar from the view of Japanese discourse interpretation processing. To be concrete, we take Segmented Discourse Structure Theory and Dynamic Syntax theory as our central theory, we analyze the structure of speech act, discourse structure, and utterance context. As the specific topics, we take the interpretation process of Japanese ambiguous particles, zero anaphora and tense. Furthermore, we try to develop an language understanding model which covers not only written texts such as newspapers, but also oral discourse such as conversations and dialogue between a child and her caretaker. Finally we consider the characteristics as a language of Japanese contrasting English. As the result, we come to a conclusion that the main characteristic of Japanese is its flexibility, that is, the easiness of context shift with the multi-layered contexts Less

Report

(5 results)
  • 2006 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (34 results)

All 2007 2006 2005 2004 Other

All Journal Article (25 results) Book (8 results) Publications (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Analysis of Context-Dependent Interpretation of Noun Phrases2007

    • Author(s)
      R.Kikuchi, H.Sirai
    • Journal Title

      Studies in Language Sciences 6

      Pages: 259-276

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Analysis of Context-Dependent Interpretation of Noun Phrases2007

    • Author(s)
      R.Kikuchi, H.Shirai
    • Journal Title

      Studied in Language Sciences 6

      Pages: 259-276

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Analysis and Interpretation of Japanese Postposition No2006

    • Author(s)
      R.Kikuchi, H.Sirai
    • Journal Title

      Syntax and Semantics of Preopositions

      Pages: 245-261

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Analysis and Interpretation of Japanese Postposition No2006

    • Author(s)
      R.Kikuchi, H.Sirai
    • Journal Title

      Syntax and Semantics of Propositions

      Pages: 245-261

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Logic and Language2006

    • Author(s)
      K.Sirai
    • Journal Title

      Encyclopedia of Language Science

      Pages: 787-808

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] The Development of the CHILDES-Based Language Developmental Score for Japanese (DSSJ)2006

    • Author(s)
      S.Miyata, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Studied in Language Sciences 5

      Pages: 75-89

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Multiparty Discourse : Joint Naration by Bilingual Siblings2006

    • Author(s)
      C.Patshke, J.Shirai, H.Shirai
    • Journal Title

      Studied in Language Sciences 5

      Pages: 227-236

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Dynamics in Context Shift2006

    • Author(s)
      Y.Mori, K.Shirai
    • Journal Title

      Workshop on Dynamic Syntax

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 意味解釈における格助詞の機能-「で」の多義性の考察から2005

    • Author(s)
      菊池隆典, 白井英俊
    • Journal Title

      日本認知科学会大会予稿集 22

      Pages: 380-381

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 意味解釈における格助詞の機能:「で」の多義性の考察から2005

    • Author(s)
      菊池隆典, 白井英俊
    • Journal Title

      日本認知科学会第22回大会論文集

      Pages: 380-381

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Japanese Verb Mixing in English-Based Sentences: Patterns and Inconsistencies2005

    • Author(s)
      Shirai, J., Patschke, C., Shirai, H.
    • Journal Title

      The Japanese Association of Sociolingistic Sciences 16

      Pages: 36-37

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 二歳児の会話能力:会話の理解と言語入力との関係2005

    • Author(s)
      白井純子, 白井英俊, Cynthia Patshcke, 中島君枝
    • Journal Title

      社会言語科学会大会論文集 15

      Pages: 92-95

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 二歳児の会話能力:双生児による応答能力の発達に注目して2005

    • Author(s)
      中島君枝, 白井純子, 白井英俊
    • Journal Title

      社会言語科学会大会論文集 16

      Pages: 156-159

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Analysis and Interpretation of the Japanese Postposition No2005

    • Author(s)
      Ryusuke Kikuchi ほか
    • Journal Title

      Computational Linguistics : Dimensions of the Syntax and the Semantics of Prepositions

      Pages: 235-250

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Context, Thought and Utterance : Where Context Meets Syntax (Un)expectedly2004

    • Author(s)
      N.Yamazoe, K.Shirai
    • Journal Title

      中京大学教養論叢 45(2)

      Pages: 1-82

    • NAID

      110004645212

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 幼児の終助詞の獲得の順序性2004

    • Author(s)
      白井 英俊
    • Journal Title

      The 6th Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences 6

      Pages: 199-204

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Context Thought and Utterance : Where Context Meets Syntax (Un) expectedly2004

    • Author(s)
      N.Yamazoe, K.Shirai
    • Journal Title

      Chukyo University bulletin of the Faculty of Liberal Arts 45(2)

      Pages: 1-82

    • NAID

      110004645212

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] The Acquisition Order of Sentence Final Particles by Children2004

    • Author(s)
      H.Sirai
    • Journal Title

      The 6th Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences

      Pages: 199-204

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Function of Case Markers of Japanese on the Semantic Interpretation : Analysis of Ambiguity of "de"2004

    • Author(s)
      R.Kikuchi, H.Sirai
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 22^<nd> Annual Conference of the Japanese Society of Cognitive Science

      Pages: 380-381

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 文脈に応じた名詞句の意味解釈の検討2004

    • Author(s)
      菊池隆典 ほか
    • Journal Title

      The 6^<th> Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences

      Pages: 73-78

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 幼児の終助詞の獲得の順序性2004

    • Author(s)
      白井英俊 ほか
    • Journal Title

      The 6^<th> Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences

      Pages: 199-204

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 「時制の照応」についての英日対応コーパス研究2004

    • Author(s)
      山添 直樹 ほか
    • Journal Title

      第43回JACET(大学英語教育学会)全国大会

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Context, Thought and Utterance : Where Context Meets Syntax (Un)expectedly2004

    • Author(s)
      Ken-ichiro Shirai ほか
    • Journal Title

      Chukyo University Bulletin of the Faculty of Liberal Arts 45・2

      Pages: 1-82

    • NAID

      110004645212

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 二歳児の会話能力2004

    • Author(s)
      中島君枝 ほか
    • Journal Title

      第13回社会言語科学会大会

      Pages: 25-28

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Japanese Language Processing

    • Author(s)
      H.Sirai
    • Journal Title

      Handbook of Mathematical Linguistics (in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 計量国語学事典2007

    • Author(s)
      白井英俊
    • Total Pages
      400
    • Publisher
      秋山書店
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 計量国語学辞典(「自然言語処理概論」(白井英俊))2007

    • Author(s)
      計量国語学会(編)
    • Total Pages
      400
    • Publisher
      秋山書店(予定)
    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 言語科学の百科事典(8. 人間学編)2006

    • Author(s)
      白井賢一郎
    • Total Pages
      888
    • Publisher
      丸善
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 原語科学の百科辞典(「論理と言語」(白井賢一郎))2006

    • Author(s)
      鈴木良次(編)
    • Total Pages
      888
    • Publisher
      丸善
    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 言語の百科事典(人間学編)2006

    • Author(s)
      白井賢一郎(共著)
    • Total Pages
      836
    • Publisher
      丸善(予)
    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Studies in Language Sciences(4)2005

    • Author(s)
      Minami, M., Kobayashi, H., Nakyama, M., Sirai, H.(Eds.)
    • Total Pages
      250
    • Publisher
      くろしお
    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Syntax and Semantics of Prepositions(Saint-Dizier (ed.))2005

    • Author(s)
      Kikuchi, R., Sirai, H.
    • Total Pages
      332
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Studies in Language Sciences (3)2004

    • Author(s)
      Masahiko Minami ほか
    • Total Pages
      254
    • Publisher
      くろしお出版
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Kikuchi, R., Sirai, H.: "Analysis and Interpretation of Japanese Postposition "no""Workshop on the linguistic dimensions of prepositions and their use in Computational Linguistics formalisms and application. 251-262 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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