PLANNING WHAT TO SAY : Second Order Semantics for Fluid Construction Grammars

Research in the origins and evolution of language has now reached a level where languages with grammatical structures are emerging in computer simulations and robotic experiments based on situated embodied language games played by populations of agents. This paper focuses on some of the technical AI issues related to this research. Specifically, we report on a system for planning complex meanings (IRL) and on their grammatical expression in Fluid Construction Grammar.

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