News of the Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of SciencesNews of the Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of SciencesИзвестия Кабардино-Балкарского научного центра РАН1991-66392949-194039145910.35330/1991-6639-2023-6-116-391-399QKJSEEPhilologyФилологияResearch ArticleTheories of embodied cognition in the task of formal representation of semantics based on the multiagent neurocognitive architecturesТеории воплощенного познания в задаче формальной репрезентации семантики нейрокогнитивных архитектурhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5955-2262МакоеваДана ГисовнаMakoevaD. G.
Russian Federation

канд. филол. наук, зав. лабораторией «Компьютерная лингвистика»

Candidate of Philological Sciences, Head of the Laboratory of Computational Linguistics

makoevadana@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6927-7361KraiK. F.КрайКарина Фаезовна
Russian Federation

мл. науч. сотр. отдела «Компьютерная лингвистика»

Junior Researcher of the Laboratory of Computational Linguistics

kraykarina@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3633-4910ЭнесАхмед ЗюльфикарEnesA. Z.
Russian Federation

Junior Researcher of the Laboratory of Computational Linguistics

мл. науч. сотр. отдела «Компьютерная лингвистика»

ahmedenes@mail.ruInstitute of Computer Science and Problems of Regional Management – branch of Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of SciencesИнститут информатики и проблем регионального управления – филиал Кабардино-Балкарского научного центра РАНru2205202620236NO6 (2023)№6 (2023)39139905032026Copyright ©; 2026, Макоева Д.Г., Край К.Ф., Энес А.З.Copyright ©; 2026, Makoeva D.G., Krai K.F., Enes A.Z.2026Макоева Д.Г., Край К.Ф., Энес А.З.Makoeva D.G., Krai K.F., Enes A.Z.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://journals.rcsi.science/1991-6639/article/view/391459

Today, being surrounded by devices with artificial intelligence, it is obvious that natural language is the most convenient way to use them. To achieve this level of communication, intelligent systems have to understand language at semantic level. Formal representation of semantics has been an obstacle to the development of speech understanding systems for decades. In this article, we present a brief overview of theories of embodied cognition that we argue provide a plausible explanation of how semantic meaning is mapped into our brains, and multi-agent systems can provide a reliable tool for modeling these processes.

Сегодня, когда нас окружают устройства с элементами искусственного интеллекта, посредством естественно-языковой коммуникации, очевидно, что удобнее всего ими пользоваться посредством языка. Для достижения такого уровня общения интеллектуальные системы должны уметь понимать язык на семантическом уровне. Формальное представление семантики на протяжении десятилетий было препятствием на пути развития систем понимания речи. В этой статье мы представляем краткий обзор теорий воплощенного познания, которые, как мы полагаем, дают достоверное объяснение того, каким образом семантическое значение находит свое отображение в нашем мозге, а мультиагентные системы могут стать надежным инструментом для моделирования этих процессов.

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