特定非営利活動法人 大学コンソーシアム大阪　
The Consortium of Universities in Osaka

2026年度シラバス

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 3月23日

出願票提出締切

 3月25日

科目番号

D26022

科目名

グローバル体験セミナー-交換留学生と英語で言葉について学ぶ

科目開設大学名

桃山学院大学

英文科目名

Global Experience Study and Fieldwork-Exploring the human language system with overseas students

配当学年

全学年

単位数

２

募集定員

若干名

年間日程

年間日程表PDF

連絡先

教務課（単位互換係）
TEL：0725-92-7596

担当教員

有川　康二

履修条件等

※英語による講義

時間割

月曜日　11:00〜12:30　

開講期間

春学期　

教室

未定

キャンパス

桃山学院大学（和泉キャンパス）

講　義　内　容

キーワード

computation, geometrical structure of sentence, human natural language system as error minimization system, natural law

講　義　概　要

Mother Nature created the human brain. The human brain contains the language system, which produces a natural language as your mother language. Grammar rules are natural laws. Studying the laws and mechanisms of the human natural language computation is studying natural laws. This class studies the information processing system (the computational system of human natural language (CHL)), which is created by Mother Nature. The examples that we use in this class are sentences in your mother languages. The class will be held in English.

到　達　目　標

The goal is to understand why human language study is a search for natural laws. We also challenge various commonsense dogmas about language.

授　業　計　画

第1回：Introduction
Grammar study as an empirical science and human brain research
Read the syllabus and the introductory part of the textbook
第2回：The programs of Saussure and Chomsky
第3回：Dogmas regarding human language
第4回：Dogmas regarding human language
第5回：Three factor for the research of CHL
第6回：Merge operation in CHL
第7回：Basic property of CHL
第8回：Basic property of CHL
第9回：Principle of minimal computation (MC) working in CHL
第10回：Error minimization algorithm (EMA) in CHL
第11回：EMA in CHL
第12回：Inertia law working in CHL and the sensorimotor system (SM)
第13回：Inertia law working in CHL and SM
第14回：Student conference
第15回：Student conference

評　価　方　法

その他：100％
(1) Attend the class regularly and participate in the discussion.
(2) Select any class topic that interests you. Create a PowerPoint material (in English) for the final 5 min presentations. The PowerPoint presentation must be divided into two parts:
(A) A summary of the class content of your interest (2 pages).
(B) Your opinion on (A) and new content ideas (3 pages); include a self-drawn illustration that expresses your idea.

授業の方法

対面

『講義』『実習』『プレゼンテーション』『実務経験のある教員による授業①』（Has work experience in teaching Japanese as a second language）

オフィスアワー

M-Portクラスプロファイル内[授業Q&A]より質問してください。

教　科　書

Koji Arikawa.Elements of generative syntax: How rationality tackles the language system.(Springer Singapore)※Discuss chap. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7. No need to buy.
Koji Arikawa.Elements of geometrical linguistics (full version).（ms. St. Andrew's University）※Used as supplementary. No need to buy.

参　考　書

Chomsky, Noam. 1995. The minimalist program. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.
Jenkins, L. 2000. Biolinguistics: Exploring Biology of Language. Cambridge Universi
ty Press.
Piattelli-Palmarini, Massimo & Juan Uriagereka. 2004. The immune syntax: The evolut
ion of the language virus. In Lyle Jenkins (ed.). Variation and Universals in Bioling
uistics, 341–377. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

備　　　考

Review the materials that we cover in each class.