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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."
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confdates: 'August 10-11, 2002'
conference: 'Second International Workshop on Epigenetic Robotics: Modeling Cognitive Development in Robotic Systems'
confloc: 'Edinburgh, Scotland'
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creators_name:
  - family: Varshavskaya
    given: Paulina
    honourific: ''
    lineage: ''
date: 2002
date_type: published
datestamp: 2003-10-04
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dir: disk0/00/00/25/28
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editors_name:
  - family: Prince
    given: Christopher G.
    honourific: ''
    lineage: ''
  - family: Demiris
    given: Yiannis
    honourific: ''
    lineage: ''
  - family: Marom
    given: Yuval
    honourific: ''
    lineage: ''
  - family: Kozima
    given: Hideki
    honourific: ''
    lineage: ''
  - family: Balkenius
    given: Christian
    honourific: ''
    lineage: ''
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eprintid: 2528
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keywords: 'artifical language acquisition, pragmatic, vocal behaviors, Kismet'
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:55:04
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pagerange: 149-158
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publisher: Lund University Cognitive Studies
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rev_number: 12
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status_changed: 2007-09-12 16:45:34
subjects:
  - comp-sci-lang
  - comp-sci-art-intel
  - comp-sci-speech
  - comp-sci-robot
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title: Behavior-Based Early Language Development on a Humanoid Robot
type: confpaper
userid: 3507
volume: 94
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