SFB 833: Emergence of Meaning: The Dynamics and Adaptivity of Linguistic Structures

语言表达的意义是如何产生的？这是SFB 833《意义的建构》的核心研究问题。语言结构的动态性和适应性。“强调意义是作为时间和情境的函数出现的这一事实，SF B的共同研究目标是更好地理解语言意义及其对影响它的各种因素的动态适应。意义如何产生的中心问题是（a）在语境中，（B）在认知过程中，以及（c）根据个别语言的语法进行研究。我们的研究项目是一个跨学科的项目，因此SFB 833是一个联合项目，包括语言学家-理论语言学家，特定语言专家和计算语言学家-以及认知科学家和文学学者。传统上，语言学家专注于语言系统的结构方面，而认知科学家则专注于与语言相关的过程。研究意义的构建打开了一扇通往结构和过程的更整合的视角的大门。我们相信，这对于更现实地调查和解释语言数据是必不可少的。这是我们综合经验和理论研究的总体愿景的一部分。SFB 833使用不同类型的经验证据（语料库数据，问卷调查，心理和神经语言学实验，跨语言和历时研究），以促进意义的构建理论。

How does the meaning of linguistic expressions arise? This is the central research question of the SFB 833 'The Construction of Meaning. The Dynamics and Adaptivity of Linguistic Structures.'Focusing on the fact that meaning emerges as a function of time and situation, the SFB’s joint re-search goal is a better understanding of linguistic meaning and its dynamic adaptation to the various factors that impact on it. The central question of how meaning arises is investigated (a) in context, (b) during cognitive processing, and (c) according to the grammars of individual languages. Our research program is an interdisciplinary one, and accordingly the SFB 833 is a joint project includ-ing linguists – theoretical linguists, specialists in particular languages and computational linguists – as well as cognitive scientists and literary scholars. Traditionally, linguists have focused on the structural aspects of the language system while cognitive scientists have concentrated on language related processes. Investigating the construction of meaning opens the door to a more integrated view of structure and process. This, we believe, is essential for a more realistic investigation and interpreta-tion of language data. It is part of our general vision of integrated empirical and theoretical research. The SFB 833 uses diverse types of empirical evidence (corpus data, questionnaires, psycho- and neurolinguistic experiments, crosslinguistic and diachronic studies) to contribute towards a theory of the construction of meaning.