A Cognitive Generative Approach to the Study of Meaning Based on Kinetic Perception

• Project/Area Number: 19520415
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: English linguistics
• Research Institution: Saitama University
• Principal Investigator: NISHINA Hiroyuki Saitama University, 教養学部, 教授 (20125777)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2009
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
• Keywords: 意味表示 / 動作 / 関節 / 様相論理 / モデル / 運動動詞 / 生物意味論 / ミラーニューロン / 述語論理 / 一般量化子 / 動詞句内主語仮説 / 意味解釈 / 意味モデル / 運動皮質 / 言語中枢 / 行為動詞 / 主語の特定性 / 述語の不特定性 / 表層主語 / 意味認知 / 身体動詞 / 文法の身体化 / モデル評価 / 様相述語論理

Research Abstract

We developed a meaning representation system in which the denotation of each action is expressed as a sequence of sets of motions around joints and is represented as a sequence of modal-logical formulae. We also suggested a possibility that the non-specificity of the lexical meanings of action verbs in time and location is reducible to the sensory-motor memory as their user performs that action physically or only neurologically.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 恩恵授受構文の適正使用条件-「～させていただく」の使役とその恩恵受理を巡って- (2009)
  • Author(s): 仁科弘之・鄭企娟
  • Journal Title: 埼玉大学紀要(教養学部) 第45巻(第1号) Pages: 99-107
  • NAID: 120006387656
• [Journal Article] Quantified Modal-Logical Representation of Actions : From Signs to the denotations of Action Verbs (2009)
  • Author(s): Hiroyuki Nishina
  • Journal Title: Computational Intelligence : Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Computational Intelligence (CI 2009)(B. Kovalerchuk (Ed.)) Pages: 38-47
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Capturing Bodily Action by Modal Predicate Logic (2009)
  • Author(s): Hiroyuki Nishina
  • Journal Title: Proceedings from the 9^<th> World Congress of the Internaional Association for Semitic Studies, Acta Semiotica Fennica, Helsinki : ISI(Rossi, Maija, Paul Forsell. and Richard Littlefield (Eds.)) Pages: 1197-1208
• [Journal Article] Quantified Modal-Logical Representation of Actions : From Signs to the denotations of Action Verbs (2009)
  • Author(s): Hiroyuki Nishima
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Computational Intelligence Pages: 38-47
• [Journal Article] 恩恵授受構文の適正使用条件-「～させていただく」の使役とその恩恵受理を巡って- (2009)
  • Author(s): 仁科弘之・鄭企娟
  • Journal Title: 埼玉大学紀要(教養学部) 第45巻第1号 Pages: 99-107
  • NAID: 120006387656
• [Journal Article] The Embodiment of Verb : the Causation of Bodily Action as the Source of Its Meaning (2008)
  • Author(s): Hiroyuki Nishina
  • Journal Title: Abstract Book of Biosemantics, Workshop on the Semantics in the Biolinguistic Approach to Language (held by University of Amsterdam)(Arsejvic, Boban (ed.)) Pages: 2-2
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] "The Embodiment of Verb: the Causation of Bodily Action as the Source of Its Meaning" (2008)
  • Author(s): Hiroyuki Nishina
  • Journal Title: Biosemantics of Book of Abstracts Pages: 17-20
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Modal-Logical Interpretation of the Causation of Bodily Actions (2007)
  • Author(s): Hiroyuki Nishina
  • Journal Title: Mental States : Vol. 1, Evolution, function, nature(Andrea C. Schalley and Drew Khlenzos (eds.)) Pages: 123-152
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Modal-Logical Interpretation of the Causation of Bodily Actions (2007)
  • Author(s): Hiroyuki Nishina
  • Journal Title: In: A. C. Schalley et. al. (eds.):Mental States: Vol.1, Evolution, nature, nature, Amsterdam: John Bejamin Pages: 123-152
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Capturing Bodily Action by Modal Predicate Logic
  • Author(s): Hiroyuki Nishina
  • Journal Title: Proceedings from the 9th World Congress of the International Association for Semitic Studies, Acta Semiotica Fennica (採録済、近刊) Pages: 10-10
• [Presentation] The Embodiment of Verb : The Causation of Bodily Action as the Source of Its Meaning (2008)
  • Author(s): Hiroyuki Nishina
  • Organizer: 生物意味論ワークショップ : 言語への生物意味論的な接近法における意味論の位置 (アムステルダム大学主催)
  • Place of Presentation: ライデン大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-14
• [Presentation] "The Embodiment of Verb: the Causation of Bodily Action as the Source of Its Meaning" (2008)
  • Author(s): Hiroyuki NISHINA
  • Organizer: Workshop on the Semantics in the Biolinguistic Approach to language
  • Place of Presentation: ライデン大学(オランダ)
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-14
• [Presentation] 意味認知機構解明のための意味構造と運動構造の対応関係の研究 (2007)
  • Author(s): 仁科弘之
  • Organizer: 総合研究機構研究プロジェクト成果発表会
  • Place of Presentation: 埼玉大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-11-01
• [Presentation] The Microscopic Causation Structure of Bodily Action Verbs Evidenced (2007)
  • Author(s): Hiroyuki Nishina
  • Organizer: 第10回国際語用論会議 (IPrA-10)
  • Place of Presentation: ヨーテボリ大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-07-10
• [Presentation] "The Microscopic Causation Structure of Bodily Action Verbs Evidenced", (2007)
  • Author(s): Hiroyuki Nishina
  • Organizer: IPrA-10(第10回国際語用論会議)
  • Place of Presentation: Gothenburg University
  • Year and Date: 2007-07-10
• [Presentation] Capturing Bodily Actions by Modal Logic (2007)
  • Author(s): Hiroyuki Nishina
  • Organizer: 第9回記号学世界会議 (IASS/AIS-9) 論理学部門 (司会)
  • Place of Presentation: ヘルシンキ大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-06-12
• [Presentation] "Capturing Bodily Actions by Modal Logic" (2007)
  • Author(s): Hiroyuki Nishina
  • Organizer: IASS/AIS-9(第9回国際記号論学会)
  • Place of Presentation: HeIsinki University
  • Year and Date: 2007-06-12
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