| Physics of Syntax: The Evolution of Matrix Multiplication and Tensorization in the Mind |
| کد مقاله : 1109-ICIL2024-FULL |
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مصطفی برزگر * دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی |
| چکیده مقاله |
| Syntax is long believed to be the heartbeat of Homo Sapiens. Some (Berwick and Chomsky 2015) even claim that syntax, and in particular Merge, is the prerequisite of becoming human, differentiating us from the upright man, Homo Erectus, from the Pleistocene. Berwick and Chomsky (2015) also argue that our mathematical and physical understanding originate from the linguistic evolution of Merge. However, in Matrix Syntax (MS), we witness the existence of First and Elsewhere Merge. In the physics and mathematics jargon, First Merge is equivalent to Matrix Multiplication and Elsewhere Merge equals Tensor Product (Tensorization). In the present work, we tend to assume the minimalist approach with strong MS concerns. We argue that the evolution of the cognitive capacity of Tensorization (Elsewhere Merge), alongside Matrix Multiplication (First Merge) made us human. We then compare the physical, mathematical and biological advantages of the aforementioned view with the (in)famous hypothesis of all you need is Merge. Consequentially, we posit that human language faculty did not have a communicative reason to evolve and its biophysical nature has always been to gratify the conditions triggered by First and Elsewhere Merge. |
| کلیدواژه ها |
| Syntax, Matrix Multiplication, Tensor Product, Evolution, First Merge, Elsewhere Merge |
| وضعیت: پذیرفته شده مشروط |
