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Kinematic Grammar and Origin of Language

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K02756
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field English linguistics
Research InstitutionSaitama University

Principal Investigator

Nishina Hiroyuki  埼玉大学, 人文社会科学研究科, 名誉教授 (20125777)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords動作文法 / 行為動詞 / 骨格構造 / 関節回転 / 運動使役 / 埋め込み構造 / ラムダ演算 / 使役分析 / 言語起源 / 関節による運動使役 / 動作の埋め込み性 / 身体文法 / 書き換え規則 / 構成的意味論 / ラムダ式 / ラジアン / 動作 / 骨格モデル / 関節 / 支持 / 遷移関数 / 正規文法 / 形態論 / 使役関係
Outline of Final Research Achievements

I attempted to construct a kinematic semantics of action on the sequence of syntactic trees based on a simplified human skeleton. Embedding of motions, pointed in Calvin & Bickerton (2000), has been well realized as the object embedded clauses of the VP nodes expressed in the partial recessive set of joints, which was proposed here. Embedding of motions is caused by a proximal rotating joint’s causing its distal rotating joints to move accordingly. The syntax of the skeleton is described in terms of the causation of motion based on the rotations of joints. The VP’s include move (= CAUSE to GO) and keep (= CAUSE to HAULT) as its object-clause-taking verbs. Applying lambda calculous to one tree of a tree sequence for an action, the semantics of at that interval is represented in terms of each joint’s rotation’s/nonrotation’s causing other joints to be moved/kept respectively. Integrating these tree representations in order, the meaning of that action is achieved.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

各動作動詞の外延的意味表示の普遍理論を構築するためには、各動作を構成的に記述する必要がある。関節が可能にする各動作の構成単位を普遍的に記述する際に、本文法は骨格モデル上の関節単位に動作を精密な木表示によって記述できるので、どのような動作も基本的動作単位の組み合わせによって記述できる。これによって動作の一般理論の構築が可能になるように思われる。更に、生物言語学における言語起源論の論争に対して、動作起源説を支持する論拠を与えるように思われる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2018 2017

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Constructing a Grammar Based on the Causations of Movements by Joints’ Rotations from a Humanoid’ Motion Planning2018

    • Author(s)
      Hiroyuki Nishina
    • Journal Title

      C. Chesi & G. Piredda (eds.) Proceedings of the 15th Conference of the Italian Association for Cognitive Sciences (AISC 2018). IUSS Pavia, 17-19 December 2018. ISBN: 9788890794384

      Volume: 15 Pages: 53-54

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] シンポジウム(解説文視点『言語の変化、言語の成長、ーーー複眼的視点から』2017

    • Author(s)
      仁科弘之
    • Journal Title

      日本英語学会カンファランスブック35

      Volume: 35 Pages: 255-255

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 主要部内在型関係節の連鎖2017

    • Author(s)
      田村隆夫・仁科弘之
    • Journal Title

      日本英語学会カンファランスブック35

      Volume: 35 Pages: 273-278

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Constructing a Grammar Based on the Causations of Movements by Joints’ Rotations from a Humanoid’ Motion Planning2018

    • Author(s)
      Hiroyuki Nishina
    • Organizer
      15th Conference Italian Association for Cognitive Sciences
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Invited Talk: "Toward a Kinematic Grammar"2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiroyuki NISHINA
    • Organizer
      Tsukuba International Workshop
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Book] 『言語をめぐるX章』2017

    • Author(s)
      河正一展島田雅晴・金井勇人・仁科弘之(編)
    • Total Pages
      588
    • Publisher
      埼玉大学教養学部
    • ISBN
      9784990625160
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 言語をめぐるX章2017

    • Author(s)
      河正一、島田雅晴、金井勇人、仁科弘之
    • Publisher
      埼玉大学教養学部
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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