Publication
A Computational Linguistics Perspective on the Anticipatory Drive. Commentary on the target article by Martin V. Butz.
Günter Neumann
In: Constructivist Foundations, Vol. 4, No. 1, Pages 17-18, Alexander Riegler (Editor-in-chief), Brüssel, 11/2008.
Abstract
In this commentary to Martin V. Butz' s
target article I am especially concerned with
his remarks about language (§33, §§71-79,
§91) and modularity (§32, §41, §48, §81,
§§94-98). In that context, I would like to
bring into discussion my own work on computational
models of self-monitoring (cf.
Neumann 1998, 2004). In this work I explore
the idea of an anticipatory drive as a substantial
control device for modelling high-level
complex language processes such as selfmonitoring
and adaptive language use. My
work is grounded in computational linguistics
and, as such, uses a mathematical and
computational methodology. Nevertheless, it
might provide some interesting aspects and
perspectives for constructivism in general,
and the model proposed in Butz' s article.