---
_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'
...
---
_id: '17199'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'Research of tutoring in parent-infant interaction has shown that tutors -
when presenting some action - modify both their verbal and manual performance
for the learner (‘motherese’, ‘motionese’). Investigating the sources and effects
of the tutors’ action modifications, we suggest an interactional account of ‘motionese’.
Using video-data from a semi-experimental study in which parents taught their
8 to 11 month old infants how to nest a set of differently sized cups, we found
that the tutors’ action modifications (in particular: high arches) functioned
as an orienting device to guide the infant’s visual attention (gaze). Action modification
and the recipient’s gaze can be seen to have a reciprocal sequential relationship
and to constitute a constant loop of mutual adjustments. Implications are discussed
for developmental research and for robotic ‘Social Learning’. We argue that a
robot system could use on-line feedback strategies (e.g. gaze) to pro-actively
shape a tutor’s action presentation as it emerges.'
author:
- first_name: Karola
full_name: Pitsch, Karola
last_name: Pitsch
- first_name: Anna-Lisa
full_name: Vollmer, Anna-Lisa
last_name: Vollmer
- first_name: Katharina
full_name: Rohlfing, Katharina
id: '50352'
last_name: Rohlfing
- first_name: Jannik
full_name: Fritsch, Jannik
last_name: Fritsch
- first_name: Britta
full_name: Wrede, Britta
last_name: Wrede
citation:
ama: 'Pitsch K, Vollmer A-L, Rohlfing K, Fritsch J, Wrede B. Tutoring in adult-child-interaction:
On the loop of the tutor’s action modification and the recipient’s gaze. Interaction
Studies. 2014;15(1):55-98. doi:10.1075/is.15.1.03pit'
apa: 'Pitsch, K., Vollmer, A.-L., Rohlfing, K., Fritsch, J., & Wrede, B. (2014).
Tutoring in adult-child-interaction: On the loop of the tutor’s action modification
and the recipient’s gaze. Interaction Studies, 15(1), 55–98. https://doi.org/10.1075/is.15.1.03pit'
bibtex: '@article{Pitsch_Vollmer_Rohlfing_Fritsch_Wrede_2014, title={Tutoring in
adult-child-interaction: On the loop of the tutor’s action modification and the
recipient’s gaze}, volume={15}, DOI={10.1075/is.15.1.03pit},
number={1}, journal={Interaction Studies}, publisher={John Benjamins Publishing
Company}, author={Pitsch, Karola and Vollmer, Anna-Lisa and Rohlfing, Katharina
and Fritsch, Jannik and Wrede, Britta}, year={2014}, pages={55–98} }'
chicago: 'Pitsch, Karola, Anna-Lisa Vollmer, Katharina Rohlfing, Jannik Fritsch,
and Britta Wrede. “Tutoring in Adult-Child-Interaction: On the Loop of the Tutor’s
Action Modification and the Recipient’s Gaze.” Interaction Studies 15,
no. 1 (2014): 55–98. https://doi.org/10.1075/is.15.1.03pit.'
ieee: 'K. Pitsch, A.-L. Vollmer, K. Rohlfing, J. Fritsch, and B. Wrede, “Tutoring
in adult-child-interaction: On the loop of the tutor’s action modification and
the recipient’s gaze,” Interaction Studies, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 55–98,
2014, doi: 10.1075/is.15.1.03pit.'
mla: 'Pitsch, Karola, et al. “Tutoring in Adult-Child-Interaction: On the Loop of
the Tutor’s Action Modification and the Recipient’s Gaze.” Interaction Studies,
vol. 15, no. 1, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2014, pp. 55–98, doi:10.1075/is.15.1.03pit.'
short: K. Pitsch, A.-L. Vollmer, K. Rohlfing, J. Fritsch, B. Wrede, Interaction
Studies 15 (2014) 55–98.
date_created: 2020-06-24T13:01:17Z
date_updated: 2023-02-01T16:10:52Z
department:
- _id: '749'
doi: 10.1075/is.15.1.03pit
intvolume: ' 15'
issue: '1'
keyword:
- conversation analysis
- interactional coordination
- adult-child-interaction
- feedback
- gaze
- quantification
- social learning
- motionese
- tutoring
language:
- iso: eng
page: 55-98
publication: Interaction Studies
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 1572-0381
publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
status: public
title: 'Tutoring in adult-child-interaction: On the loop of the tutor''s action modification
and the recipient''s gaze'
type: journal_article
user_id: '14931'
volume: 15
year: '2014'
...
---
_id: '17204'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'In a longitudinal naturalistic study, we observed German mothers interacting
with their infants when they were 3 and 6 months old. Pursuing the idea that infants’
attention is socialized in everyday interactions, we explored whether eye contact
is reinforced selectively by behavioral modification in the input provided to
infants. Applying a microanalytical approach focusing on the sequential organization
of interaction, we explored how the mother draws the infant’s attention to herself
and how she tries to maintain attention when the infant is looking at her. Results
showed that eye contact is reinforced by specific infant-directed practices: interrogatives
and conversational openings, multimodal stimulation, repetition, and imitation.
In addition, these practices are contingent on the infant’s own behavior. By comparing
the two data points (3 and 6 months), we showed how the education of attention
evolves hand-in-hand with the developing capacities of the infant.'
author:
- first_name: Iris
full_name: Nomikou, Iris
last_name: Nomikou
- first_name: Katharina
full_name: Rohlfing, Katharina
id: '50352'
last_name: Rohlfing
- first_name: Joanna
full_name: Szufnarowska, Joanna
last_name: Szufnarowska
citation:
ama: 'Nomikou I, Rohlfing K, Szufnarowska J. Educating attention: recruiting, maintaining,
and framing eye contact in early natural mother-infant interactions. Interaction
Studies. 2013;14(2):240-267. doi:10.1075/is.14.2.05nom'
apa: 'Nomikou, I., Rohlfing, K., & Szufnarowska, J. (2013). Educating attention:
recruiting, maintaining, and framing eye contact in early natural mother-infant
interactions. Interaction Studies, 14(2), 240–267. https://doi.org/10.1075/is.14.2.05nom'
bibtex: '@article{Nomikou_Rohlfing_Szufnarowska_2013, title={Educating attention:
recruiting, maintaining, and framing eye contact in early natural mother-infant
interactions}, volume={14}, DOI={10.1075/is.14.2.05nom},
number={2}, journal={Interaction Studies}, publisher={John Benjamins Publishing
Company}, author={Nomikou, Iris and Rohlfing, Katharina and Szufnarowska, Joanna},
year={2013}, pages={240–267} }'
chicago: 'Nomikou, Iris, Katharina Rohlfing, and Joanna Szufnarowska. “Educating
Attention: Recruiting, Maintaining, and Framing Eye Contact in Early Natural Mother-Infant
Interactions.” Interaction Studies 14, no. 2 (2013): 240–67. https://doi.org/10.1075/is.14.2.05nom.'
ieee: 'I. Nomikou, K. Rohlfing, and J. Szufnarowska, “Educating attention: recruiting,
maintaining, and framing eye contact in early natural mother-infant interactions,”
Interaction Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 240–267, 2013, doi: 10.1075/is.14.2.05nom.'
mla: 'Nomikou, Iris, et al. “Educating Attention: Recruiting, Maintaining, and Framing
Eye Contact in Early Natural Mother-Infant Interactions.” Interaction Studies,
vol. 14, no. 2, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013, pp. 240–67, doi:10.1075/is.14.2.05nom.'
short: I. Nomikou, K. Rohlfing, J. Szufnarowska, Interaction Studies 14 (2013) 240–267.
date_created: 2020-06-24T13:01:23Z
date_updated: 2023-02-01T16:12:50Z
department:
- _id: '749'
doi: 10.1075/is.14.2.05nom
intvolume: ' 14'
issue: '2'
keyword:
- interactional adaptation
- multimodal input
- social learning
- ecology of attention
- eye contact
language:
- iso: eng
page: 240-267
publication: Interaction Studies
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 1572-0381
publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
status: public
title: 'Educating attention: recruiting, maintaining, and framing eye contact in early
natural mother-infant interactions'
type: journal_article
user_id: '14931'
volume: 14
year: '2013'
...
---
_id: '17246'
author:
- first_name: Iris
full_name: Nomikou, Iris
last_name: Nomikou
- first_name: Katharina
full_name: Rohlfing, Katharina
id: '50352'
last_name: Rohlfing
citation:
ama: 'Nomikou I, Rohlfing K. Language Does Something: Body Action and Language in
Maternal Input to Three-Month-Olds. IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental
Development. 2011;3(2):113-128. doi:10.1109/TAMD.2011.2140113'
apa: 'Nomikou, I., & Rohlfing, K. (2011). Language Does Something: Body Action
and Language in Maternal Input to Three-Month-Olds. IEEE Transactions on Autonomous
Mental Development, 3(2), 113–128. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAMD.2011.2140113'
bibtex: '@article{Nomikou_Rohlfing_2011, title={Language Does Something: Body Action
and Language in Maternal Input to Three-Month-Olds}, volume={3}, DOI={10.1109/TAMD.2011.2140113},
number={2}, journal={IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development}, publisher={Institute
of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)}, author={Nomikou, Iris and Rohlfing,
Katharina}, year={2011}, pages={113–128} }'
chicago: 'Nomikou, Iris, and Katharina Rohlfing. “Language Does Something: Body
Action and Language in Maternal Input to Three-Month-Olds.” IEEE Transactions
on Autonomous Mental Development 3, no. 2 (2011): 113–28. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAMD.2011.2140113.'
ieee: 'I. Nomikou and K. Rohlfing, “Language Does Something: Body Action and Language
in Maternal Input to Three-Month-Olds,” IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental
Development, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 113–128, 2011, doi: 10.1109/TAMD.2011.2140113.'
mla: 'Nomikou, Iris, and Katharina Rohlfing. “Language Does Something: Body Action
and Language in Maternal Input to Three-Month-Olds.” IEEE Transactions on Autonomous
Mental Development, vol. 3, no. 2, Institute of Electrical & Electronics
Engineers (IEEE), 2011, pp. 113–28, doi:10.1109/TAMD.2011.2140113.'
short: I. Nomikou, K. Rohlfing, IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development
3 (2011) 113–128.
date_created: 2020-06-24T13:02:12Z
date_updated: 2023-02-01T12:54:33Z
department:
- _id: '749'
doi: 10.1109/TAMD.2011.2140113
intvolume: ' 3'
issue: '2'
keyword:
- acoustic packaging
- mother-child interaction
- social learning
- multimodal grounding in input
- ecology of interactions
- synchrony
language:
- iso: eng
page: 113-128
publication: IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 1943-0612
publisher: Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
status: public
title: 'Language Does Something: Body Action and Language in Maternal Input to Three-Month-Olds'
type: journal_article
user_id: '14931'
volume: 3
year: '2011'
...
---
_id: '17272'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: In developmental research, tutoring behavior has been identified as scaffolding
infants' learning processes. It has been defined in terms of child-directed speech
(Motherese), child-directed motion (Motionese), and contingency. In the field
of developmental robotics, research often assumes that in human-robot interaction
(HRI), robots are treated similar to infants, because their immature cognitive
capabilities benefit from this behavior. However, according to our knowledge,
it has barely been studied whether this is true and how exactly humans alter their
behavior towards a robotic interaction partner. In this paper, we present results
concerning the acceptance of a robotic agent in a social learning scenario obtained
via comparison to adults and 8-11 months old infants in equal conditions. These
results constitute an important empirical basis for making use of tutoring behavior
in social robotics. In our study, we performed a detailed multimodal analysis
of HRI in a tutoring situation using the example of a robot simulation equipped
with a bottom-up saliency-based attention model. Our results reveal significant
differences in hand movement velocity, motion pauses, range of motion, and eye
gaze suggesting that for example adults decrease their hand movement velocity
in an Adult-Child Interaction (ACI), opposed to an Adult-Adult Interaction (AAI)
and this decrease is even higher in the Adult-Robot Interaction (ARI). We also
found important differences between ACI and ARI in how the behavior is modified
over time as the interaction unfolds. These findings indicate the necessity of
integrating top-down feedback structures into a bottom-up system for robots to
be fully accepted as interaction partners.
author:
- first_name: Anna-Lisa
full_name: Vollmer, Anna-Lisa
last_name: Vollmer
- first_name: Katrin Solveig
full_name: Lohan, Katrin Solveig
last_name: Lohan
- first_name: Kerstin
full_name: Fischer, Kerstin
last_name: Fischer
- first_name: Yukie
full_name: Nagai, Yukie
last_name: Nagai
- first_name: Karola
full_name: Pitsch, Karola
last_name: Pitsch
- first_name: Jannik
full_name: Fritsch, Jannik
last_name: Fritsch
- first_name: Katharina
full_name: Rohlfing, Katharina
id: '50352'
last_name: Rohlfing
- first_name: Britta
full_name: Wrede, Britta
last_name: Wrede
citation:
ama: 'Vollmer A-L, Lohan KS, Fischer K, et al. People modify their tutoring behavior
in robot-directed interaction for action learning. In: Development and Learning,
2009. ICDL 2009. IEEE 8th International Conference on Development and Learning.
IEEE; 2009:1-6. doi:10.1109/DEVLRN.2009.5175516'
apa: Vollmer, A.-L., Lohan, K. S., Fischer, K., Nagai, Y., Pitsch, K., Fritsch,
J., Rohlfing, K., & Wrede, B. (2009). People modify their tutoring behavior
in robot-directed interaction for action learning. Development and Learning,
2009. ICDL 2009. IEEE 8th International Conference on Development and Learning,
1–6. https://doi.org/10.1109/DEVLRN.2009.5175516
bibtex: '@inproceedings{Vollmer_Lohan_Fischer_Nagai_Pitsch_Fritsch_Rohlfing_Wrede_2009,
title={People modify their tutoring behavior in robot-directed interaction for
action learning}, DOI={10.1109/DEVLRN.2009.5175516},
booktitle={Development and Learning, 2009. ICDL 2009. IEEE 8th International Conference
on Development and Learning}, publisher={IEEE}, author={Vollmer, Anna-Lisa and
Lohan, Katrin Solveig and Fischer, Kerstin and Nagai, Yukie and Pitsch, Karola
and Fritsch, Jannik and Rohlfing, Katharina and Wrede, Britta}, year={2009}, pages={1–6}
}'
chicago: Vollmer, Anna-Lisa, Katrin Solveig Lohan, Kerstin Fischer, Yukie Nagai,
Karola Pitsch, Jannik Fritsch, Katharina Rohlfing, and Britta Wrede. “People Modify
Their Tutoring Behavior in Robot-Directed Interaction for Action Learning.” In
Development and Learning, 2009. ICDL 2009. IEEE 8th International Conference
on Development and Learning, 1–6. IEEE, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1109/DEVLRN.2009.5175516.
ieee: 'A.-L. Vollmer et al., “People modify their tutoring behavior in robot-directed
interaction for action learning,” in Development and Learning, 2009. ICDL 2009.
IEEE 8th International Conference on Development and Learning, 2009, pp. 1–6,
doi: 10.1109/DEVLRN.2009.5175516.'
mla: Vollmer, Anna-Lisa, et al. “People Modify Their Tutoring Behavior in Robot-Directed
Interaction for Action Learning.” Development and Learning, 2009. ICDL 2009.
IEEE 8th International Conference on Development and Learning, IEEE, 2009,
pp. 1–6, doi:10.1109/DEVLRN.2009.5175516.
short: 'A.-L. Vollmer, K.S. Lohan, K. Fischer, Y. Nagai, K. Pitsch, J. Fritsch,
K. Rohlfing, B. Wrede, in: Development and Learning, 2009. ICDL 2009. IEEE 8th
International Conference on Development and Learning, IEEE, 2009, pp. 1–6.'
date_created: 2020-06-24T13:02:43Z
date_updated: 2023-02-01T13:06:43Z
department:
- _id: '749'
doi: 10.1109/DEVLRN.2009.5175516
keyword:
- robot simulation
- hand movement velocity
- robotic interaction partner
- robotic agent
- robot-directed interaction
- multimodal analysis
- Motionese
- Motherese
- intelligent tutoring systems
- immature cognitive capability
- human computer interaction
- eye gaze
- child-directed speech
- child-directed motion
- bottom-up system
- bottom-up saliency-based attention model
- adult-robot interaction
- adult-child interaction
- adult-adult interaction
- human-robot interaction
- action learning
- social learning scenario
- social robotics
- software agents
- top-down feedback structures
- tutoring behavior
language:
- iso: eng
page: 1-6
publication: Development and Learning, 2009. ICDL 2009. IEEE 8th International Conference
on Development and Learning
publisher: IEEE
status: public
title: People modify their tutoring behavior in robot-directed interaction for action
learning
type: conference
user_id: '14931'
year: '2009'
...