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Ontogeny of syntactic capabilities in avian vocal communication

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K14789
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 45040:Ecology and environment-related
Research InstitutionKyoto University (2019-2020)
The University of Tokyo (2018)

Principal Investigator

Suzuki Toshitaka  京都大学, 白眉センター, 特定助教 (80723626)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Keywords文法 / 発達 / 鳥類 / コミュニケーション / 言語 / 動物行動 / 動物言語 / 音声
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Animal vocalizations have long been considered expression of the emotional state of signalers. Syntax, a set of rules to combine words into well-formed complexes, has been considered unique to humans. Previous studies showed that Japanese tits combine different meaningful calls into call sequences according to an ordering rule, thereby conveying complex information to conspecific receivers. In this study, I explore how young of Japanese tits develop their ability to combine calls and to decode call sequences.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

動物のコミュニケーションの発達に関する従来の研究は、鳥類のヒナが父親からさえずり(求愛のためにオスが発する音声)を学習する過程に集中しており、音声と情報を関連づけたり、文法のルールを用いて音列の意味を理解したりするための高度な情報処理能力が、どのように発達するのか研究されてこなかった。本研究は、鳥類における文法能力の発達機構を明らかにする国内外で初めての研究であり、動物のコミュニケーションの理解を大きく前進させると期待される。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (25 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Journal Article (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Peer Reviewed: 11 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (13 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 10 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Animal linguistics: Exploring referentiality and compositionality in bird calls2021

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki Toshitaka N.
    • Journal Title

      Ecological Research

      Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Pages: 221-231

    • DOI

      10.1111/1440-1703.12200

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Other species’ alarm calls evoke a predator-specific search image in birds2020

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki Toshitaka N.
    • Journal Title

      Current Biology

      Volume: 30 Issue: 13 Pages: 2616-2620.e2

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.cub.2020.04.062

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Great tit responses to the calls of an unfamiliar species suggest conserved perception of call ordering.2020

    • Author(s)
      Dutour Mylene、Suzuki Toshitaka N.、Wheatcroft David
    • Journal Title

      Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

      Volume: 74 Issue: 3 Pages: 37-37

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00265-020-2820-7

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Other species' alarm calls evoke a predator-specific search image in birds2020

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki Toshitaka N.
    • Journal Title

      Current Biology

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The syntax-semantics interface in animal vocal communication2019

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki Toshitaka N.、Wheatcroft David、Griesser Michael
    • Journal Title

      Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

      Volume: 375 Issue: 1789 Pages: 20180405-20180405

    • DOI

      10.1098/rstb.2018.0405

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Animal syntax2019

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki Toshitaka N.、Zuberb?hler Klaus
    • Journal Title

      Current Biology

      Volume: 29 Issue: 14 Pages: R669-R671

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.cub.2019.05.045

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Imagery in wild birds: Retrieval of visual information from referential alarm calls2019

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki Toshitaka N.
    • Journal Title

      Learning & Behavior

      Volume: 47 Issue: 2 Pages: 111-114

    • DOI

      10.3758/s13420-019-00374-9

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report 2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Syntactic rules in avian vocal sequences as a window into?the?evolution of compositionality2019

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki Toshitaka N.、Griesser Michael、Wheatcroft David
    • Journal Title

      Animal Behaviour

      Volume: 151 Pages: 267-274

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.01.009

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report 2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The syntax and semantics interface in animal vocal communication2019

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki Toshitaka N.、Wheatcroft David、Griesser Michael
    • Journal Title

      Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B

      Volume: 印刷中

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Animal syntax2019

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki Toshitaka N.、Zuberbuhler Klaus
    • Journal Title

      Current Biology

      Volume: 印刷中

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Call combinations in birds and the evolution of compositional syntax2018

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki Toshitaka N.、Wheatcroft David、Griesser Michael
    • Journal Title

      PLOS Biology

      Volume: 16 Issue: 8 Pages: e2006532-e2006532

    • DOI

      10.1371/journal.pbio.2006532

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 言葉を持つ鳥・シジュウカラ2020

    • Author(s)
      鈴木俊貴
    • Organizer
      藤沢市・みそのの森に親しむ会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 言葉を持つ鳥・シジュウカラ2020

    • Author(s)
      鈴木俊貴
    • Organizer
      八王子東高校
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Imagery in wild birds? Retrieval of visual information from referential alarm calls2019

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki T
    • Organizer
      Evolinguistics symposium: Concepts and Categories,東京大学駒場キャンパス
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Referentiality and compositionality in birds calls2019

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki T
    • Organizer
      Evolinguistics Workshop 2019,東京大学駒場キャンパス
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 鳥の鳴き声に単語や文法?シジュウカラにみる言語の起源2019

    • Author(s)
      鈴木俊貴
    • Organizer
      九州昆虫セミナー,佐賀大学
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 動物言語学入門:鳥類の鳴き声における指示性と構成性2019

    • Author(s)
      鈴木俊貴
    • Organizer
      白眉セミナー,京都大学
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] シジュウカラ語の発見2019

    • Author(s)
      鈴木俊貴
    • Organizer
      いきもにあ
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] シジュウカラの音声認知:鳴き声により喚起される捕食者の探索イメージ2019

    • Author(s)
      鈴木俊貴
    • Organizer
      日本生態学会第66回全国大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] シジュウカラの単語と文法:地鳴き研究の新展開2018

    • Author(s)
      鈴木俊貴
    • Organizer
      日本鳥学会2018年度大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] シジュウカラは警戒声から捕食者の探索像を想起する2018

    • Author(s)
      鈴木俊貴
    • Organizer
      日本動物行動学会第37回大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Exploring compositionality and grammatical rules in avian vocal sequences2018

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki Toshitaka
    • Organizer
      ABS 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Alarm calls evoke a visual search image of a predator in birds2018

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki Toshitaka
    • Organizer
      ISBE 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 鳥の鳴き声に単語や文法?シジュウカラ語・大研究!2018

    • Author(s)
      鈴木俊貴
    • Organizer
      バードリサーチ設立15周年記念大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Remarks] 京都大学白眉センター 研究者紹介 鈴木俊貴

    • URL

      https://www.hakubi.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mem/9/member-5-30

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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