---
_id: '17182'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Co-development of action, conceptualization and social interaction mutually
scaffold and support each other within a virtuous feedback cycle in the development
of human language in children. Within this framework, the purpose of this article
is to bring together diverse but complementary accounts of research methods that
jointly contribute to our understanding of cognitive development and in particular,
language acquisition in robots. Thus, we include research pertaining to developmental
robotics, cognitive science, psychology, linguistics and neuroscience, as well
as practical computer science and engineering. The different studies are not at
this stage all connected into a cohesive whole; rather, they are presented to
illuminate the need for multiple different approaches that complement each other
in the pursuit of understanding cognitive development in robots. Extensive experiments
involving the humanoid robot iCub are reported, while human learning relevant
to developmental robotics has also contributed useful results. Disparate approaches
are brought together via common underlying design principles. Without claiming
to model human language acquisition directly, we are nonetheless inspired by analogous
development in humans and consequently, our investigations include the parallel
co-development of action, conceptualization and social interaction. Though these
different approaches need to ultimately be integrated into a coherent, unified
body of knowledge, progress is currently also being made by pursuing individual
methods.
author:
- first_name: Caroline
full_name: Lyon, Caroline
last_name: Lyon
- first_name: Chrystopher L.
full_name: Nehaniv, Chrystopher L.
last_name: Nehaniv
- first_name: Joe
full_name: Saunders, Joe
last_name: Saunders
- first_name: Tony
full_name: Belpaeme, Tony
last_name: Belpaeme
- first_name: Ambra
full_name: Bisio, Ambra
last_name: Bisio
- first_name: Kerstin
full_name: Fischer, Kerstin
last_name: Fischer
- first_name: Frank
full_name: Forster, Frank
last_name: Forster
- first_name: Hagen
full_name: Lehmann, Hagen
last_name: Lehmann
- first_name: Giorgio
full_name: Metta, Giorgio
last_name: Metta
- first_name: Vishwanathan
full_name: Mohan, Vishwanathan
last_name: Mohan
- first_name: Anthony
full_name: Morse, Anthony
last_name: Morse
- first_name: Stefano
full_name: Nolfi, Stefano
last_name: Nolfi
- first_name: Francesco
full_name: Nori, Francesco
last_name: Nori
- first_name: Katharina
full_name: Rohlfing, Katharina
id: '50352'
last_name: Rohlfing
- first_name: Alessandra
full_name: Sciutti, Alessandra
last_name: Sciutti
- first_name: Jun
full_name: Tani, Jun
last_name: Tani
- first_name: Elio
full_name: Tuci, Elio
last_name: Tuci
- first_name: Britta
full_name: Wrede, Britta
last_name: Wrede
- first_name: Arne
full_name: Zeschel, Arne
last_name: Zeschel
- first_name: Angelo
full_name: Cangelosi, Angelo
last_name: Cangelosi
citation:
ama: 'Lyon C, Nehaniv CL, Saunders J, et al. Embodied Language Learning and Cognitive
Bootstrapping: Methods and Design Principles. International Journal of Advanced
Robotic Systems. 2016;13(3). doi:10.5772/63462'
apa: 'Lyon, C., Nehaniv, C. L., Saunders, J., Belpaeme, T., Bisio, A., Fischer,
K., Forster, F., Lehmann, H., Metta, G., Mohan, V., Morse, A., Nolfi, S., Nori,
F., Rohlfing, K., Sciutti, A., Tani, J., Tuci, E., Wrede, B., Zeschel, A., &
Cangelosi, A. (2016). Embodied Language Learning and Cognitive Bootstrapping:
Methods and Design Principles. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems,
13(3). https://doi.org/10.5772/63462'
bibtex: '@article{Lyon_Nehaniv_Saunders_Belpaeme_Bisio_Fischer_Forster_Lehmann_Metta_Mohan_et
al._2016, title={Embodied Language Learning and Cognitive Bootstrapping: Methods
and Design Principles}, volume={13}, DOI={10.5772/63462},
number={3}, journal={International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems}, publisher={Intech
Europe}, author={Lyon, Caroline and Nehaniv, Chrystopher L. and Saunders, Joe
and Belpaeme, Tony and Bisio, Ambra and Fischer, Kerstin and Forster, Frank and
Lehmann, Hagen and Metta, Giorgio and Mohan, Vishwanathan and et al.}, year={2016}
}'
chicago: 'Lyon, Caroline, Chrystopher L. Nehaniv, Joe Saunders, Tony Belpaeme, Ambra
Bisio, Kerstin Fischer, Frank Forster, et al. “Embodied Language Learning and
Cognitive Bootstrapping: Methods and Design Principles.” International Journal
of Advanced Robotic Systems 13, no. 3 (2016). https://doi.org/10.5772/63462.'
ieee: 'C. Lyon et al., “Embodied Language Learning and Cognitive Bootstrapping:
Methods and Design Principles,” International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems,
vol. 13, no. 3, 2016, doi: 10.5772/63462.'
mla: 'Lyon, Caroline, et al. “Embodied Language Learning and Cognitive Bootstrapping:
Methods and Design Principles.” International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems,
vol. 13, no. 3, Intech Europe, 2016, doi:10.5772/63462.'
short: C. Lyon, C.L. Nehaniv, J. Saunders, T. Belpaeme, A. Bisio, K. Fischer, F.
Forster, H. Lehmann, G. Metta, V. Mohan, A. Morse, S. Nolfi, F. Nori, K. Rohlfing,
A. Sciutti, J. Tani, E. Tuci, B. Wrede, A. Zeschel, A. Cangelosi, International
Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems 13 (2016).
date_created: 2020-06-24T13:00:58Z
date_updated: 2023-02-01T16:04:48Z
department:
- _id: '749'
doi: 10.5772/63462
intvolume: ' 13'
issue: '3'
keyword:
- Robot Language
- Human Robot Interaction
- HRI
- Developmental Robotics
- Cognitive Bootstrapping
- Statistical Learning
language:
- iso: eng
publication: International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 1729-8814
publisher: Intech Europe
status: public
title: 'Embodied Language Learning and Cognitive Bootstrapping: Methods and Design
Principles'
type: journal_article
user_id: '14931'
volume: 13
year: '2016'
...
---
_id: '17181'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: The classic mapping metaphor posits that children learn a word by mapping
it onto a concept of an object or event. However, we believe that a mapping metaphor
cannot account for word learning, because even though children focus attention
on objects, they do not necessarily remember the connection between the word and
the referent unless it is framed pragmatically, that is, within a task. Our theoretical
paper proposes an alternative mechanism for word learning. Our main premise is
that word learning occurs as children accomplish a goal in cooperation with a
partner. We follow Bruner's (1983) idea and further specify pragmatic frames as
the learning units that drive language acquisition and cognitive development.
These units consist of a sequence of actions and verbal behaviors that are co-constructed
with a partner to achieve a joint goal. We elaborate on this alternative, offer
some initial parametrizations of the concept, and embed it in current language
learning approaches.
author:
- first_name: Katharina
full_name: Rohlfing, Katharina
id: '50352'
last_name: Rohlfing
- first_name: Britta
full_name: Wrede, Britta
last_name: Wrede
- first_name: Anna-Lisa
full_name: Vollmer, Anna-Lisa
last_name: Vollmer
- first_name: Pierre-Yves
full_name: Oudeyer, Pierre-Yves
last_name: Oudeyer
citation:
ama: 'Rohlfing K, Wrede B, Vollmer A-L, Oudeyer P-Y. An Alternative to Mapping a
Word onto a Concept in Language Acquisition: Pragmatic Frames. FRONTIERS IN
PSYCHOLOGY. 2016;7. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00470'
apa: 'Rohlfing, K., Wrede, B., Vollmer, A.-L., & Oudeyer, P.-Y. (2016). An Alternative
to Mapping a Word onto a Concept in Language Acquisition: Pragmatic Frames. FRONTIERS
IN PSYCHOLOGY, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00470'
bibtex: '@article{Rohlfing_Wrede_Vollmer_Oudeyer_2016, title={An Alternative to
Mapping a Word onto a Concept in Language Acquisition: Pragmatic Frames}, volume={7},
DOI={10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00470},
journal={FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY}, publisher={Frontiers Media Sa}, author={Rohlfing,
Katharina and Wrede, Britta and Vollmer, Anna-Lisa and Oudeyer, Pierre-Yves},
year={2016} }'
chicago: 'Rohlfing, Katharina, Britta Wrede, Anna-Lisa Vollmer, and Pierre-Yves
Oudeyer. “An Alternative to Mapping a Word onto a Concept in Language Acquisition:
Pragmatic Frames.” FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY 7 (2016). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00470.'
ieee: 'K. Rohlfing, B. Wrede, A.-L. Vollmer, and P.-Y. Oudeyer, “An Alternative
to Mapping a Word onto a Concept in Language Acquisition: Pragmatic Frames,” FRONTIERS
IN PSYCHOLOGY, vol. 7, 2016, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00470.'
mla: 'Rohlfing, Katharina, et al. “An Alternative to Mapping a Word onto a Concept
in Language Acquisition: Pragmatic Frames.” FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, vol.
7, Frontiers Media Sa, 2016, doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00470.'
short: K. Rohlfing, B. Wrede, A.-L. Vollmer, P.-Y. Oudeyer, FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
7 (2016).
date_created: 2020-06-24T13:00:57Z
date_updated: 2023-02-01T16:04:21Z
department:
- _id: '749'
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00470
intvolume: ' 7'
keyword:
- language acquisition
- pragmatics
- infants' social learning
- frames
- learning and memory
- developmental robotics
language:
- iso: eng
publication: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 1664-1078
publisher: Frontiers Media Sa
status: public
title: 'An Alternative to Mapping a Word onto a Concept in Language Acquisition: Pragmatic
Frames'
type: journal_article
user_id: '14931'
volume: 7
year: '2016'
...