creators_name: Vogt, Paul
editors_name: Saffiotti, A.
editors_name: Coradeschi, S.
type: journalp
datestamp: 2003-07-16
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:55:18
metadata_visibility: show
title: Anchoring of semiotic symbols
ispublished: pub
subjects: comp-sci-lang
subjects: ling-comput
subjects: comp-sci-robot
full_text_status: public
keywords: symbol grounding problem, anchoring problem, language evolution
abstract: This paper presents arguments for approaching the anchoring problem using {\em semiotic symbols}. Semiotic symbols are defined by a triadic relation between forms, meanings and referents, thus having an implicit relation to the real world.Anchors are formed between these three elements rather than between `traditional' symbols and sensory images. This allows an optimization between the form (i.e. the `traditional' symbol) and the referent. A robotic experiment based on adaptive language games illustrates how the anchoring of semiotic symbols can be achieved in a bottom-up fashion. The paper concludes that applying semiotic symbols is a potentially valuable approach toward anchoring.
date: 2003
date_type: published
publication: Robotics and Autonomous Systems
volume: 43
number: 2
publisher: Elsevier Science
pagerange: 109-120
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Vogt, Paul  (2003) Anchoring of semiotic symbols.  [Journal (Paginated)]     
document_url: http://cogprints.org/3054/1/ras2.pdf