Narrative Representation Theory
Identifying the human language with superstructure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7750776 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hirokuni Masuda (0000-0001-6796-9148, Tokyo, Japan; Independent Researcher, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 648-672 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-4456 • E-ISSN: 1461-7080 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1461445617727186 |
| OpenAlex | W2798001598 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 76 |
Narrative Representation Theory (NRT), an evolved framework of Verse Analysis, has come into existence with the mission of explaining the operation of macro-systemic structure that could be hardwired in the brain. Based on the analyses of creoles or archetypal human languages, the theory puts forward the premise stating that the fundamental design of the human language faculty possesses the computational system for internalized discourse. The theory preserves the principles of Quint-patterning, Idea-formatting, N-ary-branching and X-numbering, complying respectively with the hierarchical orderings of constituency, the atomic elements of componentiality, the linear sequences of precedence and the specific measurement of terminal nodes. NRT tells that the macro-system of narrative superstructure must have emerged autonomously, yet links closely with the micro-system of phonology, morphology and syntax. This article explores for the first time scientific insights into the nature of human language, referring to recent research on the right cerebrum as well as on the prefrontal lobes of the brain, the relationship between mental disorders and their genetic deficiencies, and the investigations of human evolution during the period 200,000–40,000 years BP. All the converging evidence in biological sciences reinforces the hypothesis that the narrative superstructure of language faculty manifests as an inherent linguistic capacity in our mind
Cognitive science · Linguistics · Narrative · Natural language processing · Physics · Political science · Superstructure · Communication · Computer Science · Language and cultural evolution · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |