Evolutionary linguistic approach to modeling the process of grammatical formulation

• Project/Area Number: 20700239
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Cognitive science
• Research Institution: Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: NAKAMURA Makoto Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 情報科学研究科, 助教 (50377438)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: 進化言語学 / エージェント / モデル化

Research Abstract

This research aims to build multi-agent models which enable us to measure correlation between grammatical development of language and its learning environment by simulating the dynamic process of grammar formulation through communication between language learners. Based on the pre-existing models, some models focusing on synchronicity and diachronicity are proposed. Experimental results showed that languages spoken by the whole community are changed depending on the faculty of language acquisition of agents and its language environment.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Efficiency of the symmetrybias in grammar acquisitio (2011)
  • Author(s): Ryuichi Matoba, Makoto Nakamura, Satoshi Tojo
  • Journal Title: Information and Computation 209(3) Pages: 536-547
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Efficiency of the symmetry bias in grammar acquisition (2011)
  • Author(s): Ryuichi Matoba, Makoto Nakamura, Satoshi Tojo
  • Journal Title: Information and Computation Volume: 209(3) Pages: 536-547
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Treatment of Legal SentencesIncluding Itemization Written in Japanese,English and Vietnamese (2010)
  • Author(s): Makoto Nakamura, Yusuke Kimura, Minh Quang, Nhat Pham, Minh Le Nguyen, Akira Shimazu
  • Journal Title: 自然言語処理 17(3) Pages: 81-100
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 空間構造を導入した言語動力学モデルによるクレオール化のシミュレーション-言語入力量によるコミュニティ形成の差異について- (2010)
  • Author(s): 中村誠, 橋本敬, 東条敏
  • Journal Title: 日本認知言語学会論文集 10巻 Pages: 762-765
• [Journal Article] Treatment of Legal Sentences Including Itemization Written in Japanese, English and Vietnamese (2010)
  • Author(s): Makoto Nakamura, Yusuke Kimura, Minh Quang Nhat Pham, Minh Le Nguyen, Akira Shimazu
  • Journal Title: 自然言語処理 Volume: 17(3) Pages: 81-100
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 空間構造を導入した言語動力学モデルによるクレオール化のシミュレーション-言語入力量によるコミュニティ形成の差異について- (2010)
  • Author(s): 中村誠, 橋本敬, 東条敏
  • Journal Title: 日本認知言語学会論文集 10(掲載確定)
• [Presentation] 複数の観点から定義された用例間類似度に基づく (2011)
  • Author(s): 中西隆一郎, 白井清昭, 中村誠
  • Organizer: 語義識別,言語処理学会第17回年次大会
  • Place of Presentation: 豊橋
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-09
• [Presentation] 複数の観点から定義された用例間類似度に基づく語義識別 (2011)
  • Author(s): 中西隆一郎, 白井清昭, 中村誠
  • Organizer: 言語処理学会第17回年次大会(NLP2011)
  • Place of Presentation: 豊橋技術科学大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-09
• [Presentation] Semantic Analysis of Paragraphs Consisting of Multiple Sentences -Towards Developmentof a Logical Formulation Sysmtem- (2010)
  • Author(s): Kenji Takano, Makoto Nakamura, Yoshiko Oyama, Akira Shimazu
  • Organizer: JURIX2010
  • Place of Presentation: Liverpool, UK
  • Year and Date: 2010-12-17
• [Presentation] Semantic Analysis of Paragraphs Consisting of Multiple Sentences-Towards Development of a Logical Formulation System-- (2010)
  • Author(s): Kenji Takano, Makoto Nakamura, Yoshiko Oyama, Akira Shimazu
  • Organizer: 23^<rd> Annual Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems (JURIX)
  • Place of Presentation: リバプール(イギリス)
  • Year and Date: 2010-12-17
• [Presentation] 空間構造を導入した言語動力学によるクレオール化のシミュレーション-言語入力量によるコミュニティ形成の差異について- (2009)
  • Author(s): 中村誠, 橋本敬, 東条敏
  • Organizer: 日本認知言語学会第10回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学(京都)
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-25
• [Presentation] Self-Organization of Creole Community in a Scale-Free Network (2009)
  • Author(s): [Makoto Nakamura, Takashi Hashimoto, Satoshi Tojo
  • Organizer: SASO2009
  • Place of Presentation: San Francisco, USA
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-16
• [Presentation] Self-Organization of Creole Community in a Scale-Free Network (2009)
  • Author(s): Makoto Nakamura, Takashi Hashimoto, Satoshi Tojo
  • Organizer: 3^<rd> IEEE International Conference on Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems
  • Place of Presentation: サンフランシスコ,アメリカ
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-16
• [Presentation] Efficiency of the Symmetry Bias in Grammar Acquisition (2009)
  • Author(s): Ryuichi Matoba, Makoto Nakamura, Satoshi Tojo
  • Organizer: 3^<rd> International Conference on Language and Automata Theory and Applications
  • Place of Presentation: タラゴナ,スペイン
  • Year and Date: 2009-04-04
• [Presentation] Efficiency of the Symmetry Bias in Grammar Acquisition (2009)
  • Author(s): Ryuichi Matoba, Makoto Nakamura, Satoshi Tojo
  • Organizer: LATA2009
  • Place of Presentation: Tarragona, Spain
  • Year and Date: 2009-04-03
• [Presentation] Prediction of Creole Emergence in Spatial Language Dynamics (2009)
  • Author(s): Makoto Nakamura, Takashi Hashimoto, Satoshi Tojo
  • Organizer: 3^<rd> International Conference on Language and Automata Theory and Applications
  • Place of Presentation: タラゴナ,スペイン
  • Year and Date: 2009-04-03
• [Presentation] Prediction of Creole Emergence in Spatial Language Dynamics (2009)
  • Author(s): Makoto Nakamura, Takashi Hashimoto, Satoshi Tojo
  • Organizer: LATA2009
  • Place of Presentation: Tarragona, Spain
  • Year and Date: 2009-04-02
• [Presentation] Computer Simulation of Grammatical Change (2009)
  • Author(s): Makoto Nakamura
  • Organizer: International Symposium on Methodologies in Determining Morphosyntactic Change : Case Studies and Cross-linguistic Applications
  • Place of Presentation: Osaka, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2009-03-06
• [Presentation] Self-Organization of Creole Community in Spatial Language Dynamics (2008)
  • Author(s): Makoto Nakamura, Takashi Hashimoto, Satoshi Tojo
  • Organizer: SASO2008
  • Place of Presentation: Venice,Italy
  • Year and Date: 2008-10-22
• [Presentation] Self-Organization of Creole Community in Spatial Language Dynamics (2008)
  • Author(s): 中村誠
  • Organizer: 2^<nd> IEEE Int'l Conf. Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems (SASO2008)
  • Place of Presentation: イタリア、ベニス
  • Year and Date: 2008-10-22