creators_name: Varshavskaya, Paulina
editors_name: Prince, Christopher G.
editors_name: Demiris, Yiannis
editors_name: Marom, Yuval
editors_name: Kozima, Hideki
editors_name: Balkenius, Christian
type: confpaper
datestamp: 2003-10-04
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:55:04
metadata_visibility: show
title: Behavior-Based Early Language Development on a Humanoid Robot
ispublished: pub
subjects: comp-sci-lang
subjects: comp-sci-art-intel
subjects: comp-sci-speech
subjects: comp-sci-robot
full_text_status: public
keywords: artifical language acquisition, pragmatic, vocal behaviors, Kismet
abstract: We are exploring the idea that early language acquisition could be better modelled on an artifcial creature by considering the pragmatic aspect of natural language and of its development in human infants. We have implemented a system of vocal behaviors on Kismet in which "words" or concepts are behaviors in a competitive hierarchy. This paper reports on the framework, the vocal system's architecture and algorithms, and some preliminary results from vocal label learning and concept formation.
date: 2002
date_type: published
volume: 94
publisher: Lund University Cognitive Studies
pagerange: 149-158
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Varshavskaya, Paulina  (2002) Behavior-Based Early Language Development on a Humanoid Robot.  [Conference Paper]     
document_url: http://cogprints.org/2528/1/Varshavskaya.pdf