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A PRELIMINARY RESEARCH IN THE COGNITIVE COMPOSITIONAL PROCESSING OF VERB MEANING

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22520491
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field English linguistics
Research InstitutionSaitama University

Principal Investigator

NISHINA Hiroyuki  埼玉大学, 教養学部, 教授 (20125777)

Project Period (FY) 2010 – 2012
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords木表示 / 動作 / 回転式 / 言語起源論 / 運動計画 / 句構造文法 / オートマトン / 行為動詞 / モデル意味論 / 使役 / 様相論理 / オートマトン論 / 動詞意味 / 様相論理表現 / 行動計画
Research Abstract

We made an attempt to demonstrate the involvement of the kineticprogram controlling body actions in the origin of language. Using an action programchosen from a biped model robot approximating human actions, we explored the possibilityof determining an adequate rewrite grammar for representing the causative relationsbetween the joints involved in each action. As a result, we were able to attain a prospectof representing each bodily action in terms of joint causation by a grammar at least aspowerful in complexity as a phrase structure grammar. This might render support to oneof the prospecting explanations for origin of speech to the effect that the grammar ofhuman language might arise from the motor program for actions or its like, in that thephrase structure grammar is asserted to be the type for necessarily generating humanlanguage.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2012 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2011 Annual Research Report
  • 2010 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2012 2011 Other

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results) Presentation (1 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] "The Complexity of Actions as Compared to That of Language", In: Proceedings for From Grooming to Speaking: Recent trends in social primatology and human ethnology2012

    • Author(s)
      Hiroyuki NISHINA
    • Journal Title

      Center for Philosopy of Science of the University of Lisbon

      Pages: 42-43

    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] “The Complexity of Actions as Compared to That of Language”2012

    • Author(s)
      Hiroyuki NISHINA
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings for "From Grooming to Speaking: Recent trends in social primatology and human ethnology"

      Pages: 42-43

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Describing the Causative Propagation of Motions over the Body-Parts in Modal Predicate Logic2011

    • Author(s)
      Hiroyuki NISHINA
    • Journal Title

      Semantics and Philosophy in Europe 4

      Pages: 116-120

    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] "The Complexity of Actions as Compared to That of Language", "The Complexity of Actions as Compared to That of Language"2012

    • Author(s)
      Hiroyuki NISHINA
    • Organizer
      国際会議「毛繕いから話しかけへ:社会霊長類学と人類行動学の最 新潮流」, リスボン大学科学哲学センター 主催
    • Place of Presentation
      リスボン, ポルトガル共和国
    • Year and Date
      2012-09-12
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://arts.kyy.saitama-u.ac.jp/ph/2012/11/post-2.html

    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Remarks] 学会発表報告

    • URL

      http://arts.kyy.saitama-u.ac.jp/ph/2012/11/post-2.html

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2010-08-23   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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