[Ltg] Fwd: CFP - Connection Science Journal - Special Issue on The Emergence of Language: Neural and Adaptive Agent Models

[Paul Watters]

Hi All,

If anyone's interested in writing up something together for this on the 
neural nets front, please let me know!

Cheers,
Paul

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> From: Angelo Cangelosi <A.Cangelosi at PLYMOUTH.AC.UK>
> Date: 1 July 2004 10:32:16 PM
> To: COGPSY at listserv.tamu.edu
> Subject: CFP - Connection Science Journal - Special Issue on The 
> Emergence of Language: Neural and Adaptive Agent Models
> Reply-To: Researchers in Cognitive Science <COGPSY at listserv.tamu.edu>
>
> Connection Science Journal
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> Call for Papers
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> A Special Issue on
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>  ‘The Emergence of Language: Neural and Adaptive Agent Models’
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> Guest Editor: Angelo Cangelosi
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> Connection Science is calling papers for a special issue entitled ‘The 
> Emergence of Language: Neural and Adaptive Agent Models’.
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>  Studies of the emergence of language focus on the evolutionary and/or 
> developmental factors that affect the acquisition and 
> auto-organisation of a linguistic communication system. Both 
> language-specific abilities (e.g. speech, semantics, syntax) and other 
> cognitive, sensorimotor and social abilities (e.g. category learning, 
> action and embodiment, social networks) contribute to the emergence of 
> language.
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> Key research issues and topics in the area include:
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>  §         Emergentism as an alternative to the nativism/empiricism 
> dichotomy
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> §         Identification of basic processes producing language 
> complexity
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> §         Grammaticalization and emergence of syntax
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> §         Emergent models of language acquisition
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> §         Evolution and origins of language
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> §         Pidgin, creole and second language acquisition
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> §         Neural bases of emergent language processes
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>  §         Auto-organization of shared lexicons in groups of 
> individuals/agents
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> §         Grounding of symbols and language in perception and action
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> The main aims of this special issue are to foster interdisciplinary 
> and multi-methodological approaches to modelling the emergence of 
> language, and to identify key research directions for the future. 
> Models based on neural networks (connectionism, computational 
> neuroscience) and adaptive agent methodologies (artificial life, 
> multi-agent systems, robotics), or integrated neural/agent approaches, 
> are particularly encouraged.
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> The submitted papers are expected to: (i) focus on one or more related 
> research issues (see list above), (ii) explain the importance of the 
> topic, the open problems and the different approaches discussed in the 
> literature, (iii) discuss the advantages and drawbacks of the neural 
> and adaptive agent approaches with respect to other methodologies 
> (including experimental research) and (iv) present original models 
> and/or significant new results. Review papers may also be considered.
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> Invited Papers
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> The special issue will include two invited papers, one from Brian 
> MacWhinney (Carnegie Mellon University) and one from Luc Steels (VUB 
> University Brussels and SONY Computer Labs Paris). The invited papers 
> are:
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> §         Brian MacWhinney, ‘Emergent Linguistic Structures and the 
> Problem of Time’ (focus on neural network modeling)
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> §         Luc Steels, ‘Mirror Learning and the Self-Organisation of 
> Languages’ (focus on adaptive agent modeling)
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> Submission Instructions and Deadline
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> Manuscripts, either full papers or shorter research notes (up to 4000 
> words), following the Connection Science guidelines 
> (http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/ccosauth.asp) should be 
> emailed to the guest editor (acangelosi at plymouth.ac.uk) by December 1, 
> 2004. Reviews will be completed by March 1, 2005, and final drafts 
> will be accepted no later than May 1, 2005. The special issue will be 
> published in September 2005.
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> Guest Editor
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> Angelo Cangelosi
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> Adaptive Behaviour and Cognition Research Group
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> School of Computing, Communication & Electronics
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> University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
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> Tel: +44 (0) 1752 232559
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> Fax: +44 (0) 1752 232540
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> E-mail: acangelosi at plymouth.ac.uk
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> http://www.tech.plym.ac.uk/soc/research/ABC/EmergenceLanguage/
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> Related and Sample Papers
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> Cangelosi, A., and Parisi, D., 1998, The emergence of a ‘language’ in 
> an evolving population of neural networks. Connection Science, 10(2): 
> 83-97.
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> Cangelosi, A., and Parisi, D., 2004, The processing of verbs and nouns 
> in neural networks: Insights from synthetic brain imaging. Brain and 
> Language, 89(2): 401-408.
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> Elman, J.L, 1999, The emergence of language: A conspiracy theory. In 
> B. MacWhinney (ed.), Emergence of Language (Hillsdale, NJ: LEA).
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> Knight, C., Hurford, J.R., and Studdert-Kennedy, M., (eds), 2000, The 
> evolutionary emergence of language: social function and the origins of 
> linguistic form (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press).
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> MacWhinney, B., 1998, Models of the emergence of language. Annual 
> Review of Psychology, 49: 199-227.
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> Plunkett, K., Sinha, C., Moller, M. F., and Strandsry, O., 1992, 
> Symbol grounding or the emergence of symbols? Vocabulary growth in 
> children and a connectionist net. Connection Science, 4(3-4): 293-312.
>
> Roy, D., and Pentland, A., 2002, Learning words from sights and 
> sounds: A computational model, Cognitive Science, 26: 113-146.
>
> Steels, L., 2003, Evolving grounded communication for robots. Trends 
> in Cognitive Sciences, 7(7): 308—312.
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> Wermter, S., Elshaw, M., and Farrand, S., 2003, A modular approach to 
> self-organization of robot control based on language instruction. 
> Connection Science, 15(2-3): 73-94.
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> ---------------- Angelo Cangelosi, PhD ----------------
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> Reader in Artificial Intelligence and Cognition
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> Adaptive Behaviour and Cognition Research Group
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> School of Computing, Communication & Electronics
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> University of Plymouth
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> Portland Square Building (A316)
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> Plymouth PL4 8AA (UK)
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> E-mail: acangelosi at plymouth.ac.uk
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>  http://www.tech.plym.ac.uk/soc/staff/angelo
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> (tel) +44 1752 232559 (fax) +44 1752 232540
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