Formation of adjective, noun and verb concepts through affordances

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In this thesis, we study the development of linguistic concepts (corresponding to a subset of nouns, verbs and adjectives) on a humanoid robot. To accomplish this goal, we use affordances, a notion first proposed by J.J. Gibson to describe the action possibilities offered to an agent by the environment. Using the affordances formalization framework of Sahin et al., we have implemented a learning system on a humanoid robot and obtained the required data from the sensorimotor experiences of the robot. The system we developed (1) can learn verb, adjective and noun concepts, (2) represent them in terms of strings of prototypes and dependencies based on affordances, (3) can accurately recognize the concept of novel objects and events, and (4) can be used for tasks such as goal emulation and multi step planning.

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Componential analysis (Linguistics)., Linguistic informants., Linguistic models., Robots, Autonomous robots.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/21590

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O. Yürüten, “Formation of adjective, noun and verb concepts through affordances,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2012.