Prof. HUANG Chu-Ren, Department of Language Science and Technology

From Sensory Modalities to Embodied Cognition: How to Reconcile Linguistic Studies with Large Language Models. The 26th National Conference on Linguistics (NCL). Linguistic Society of Taiwan, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, China, 25 – 26 October 2025.

Abstract
Recent studies on the sensory lexicon and the sensorimotor norms enrich and empower language driven empirical approaches to embodied cognition, while, on the other hand, embodied intelligence emerges as a new frontier in AI. Based on recent studies on Mandarin sensory lexicon, including sensorimotor norms and Perceived Strength of Embodiment, I argue that embodied cognition is anchored by the unique function of language of sensory information driven conceptualization. And language driven approaches to embodied cognition could in term be our niche working with LLM and GenAI.