Automaton

Automaton

TANAKA Akio

1        [Conversation]

“Where is BOXROOT station?”  “Go straight along this street.”

2        [Analysis]

/where/        <question-answer>                              /place definition/-/here CLOCK TOWER/

   /is/           <presence+first person-presence+second person>       /are/

   /BOXROOT/   <definition+place name-specification+place position>     /place mapping/

   /station/        <definition+connection-specification+BOXROOT>      /BOXROOT station/-<specified>

  [Generation]

   /place definition/-/here CLOCK TOWER/    <definite place>

   /are/            <specified>            /you/+/CLOCK TOWER/

   /place mapping/                        /you/+<mapping BOXROOT>+/CLOCK TOWER/-<separated>

   /BOXROOT station/  <specified>         /you/+/BOXROOT station/+/CLOCK TOWER/-<separation+specification>

   /BOXROOT station/+/CLOCK TOWER/   /straight/

<separation+specification>               /go/

   /go/ /straight/+<mapping>                /go/ /straight/ /along/+/street/+/this/

   <generation>                         /you/ /go/ /straight/ /along/ /this/ /street/

   <answerable>                        /you/-<deletion>

   <sentence>                          “Go straight along this street.”

3        [Function for generation]

f (question)

f (answer)

f (definition)

f (presence)

f (name)

f (specification)

f (mapping)

f (separation)

f (deletion)

f (sentence)

4  [Frame]

   { where, I, you, am, are, go, straight, along, this, street, BOXROOT, station }

5        [Quantum succession]

/you/  +f(presence)

/go/   +f(mapping)

/street/ +f(mapping)

/this/  +f(mapping)

/straight/+f(presence)

/go/ /straight/+f(mapping)

/go/ /straight/ /along/ /this/ /street/+f(sentence)

“Go straight along this street.”

TOKYO March 11, 2005 

Sekinan Research Field of Language