Exploring the relationship between lexical behavior and concept formation in design conversations

Andy Dong; Kevin Davies; David McInnes

doi:10.1115/detc2005-84407

Exploring the relationship between lexical behavior and concept formation in design conversations

Andy Dong, Kevin Davies, David McInnes

School of Arts

University of Sydney

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review

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Abstract

Designers bring individual knowledge and perspectives to the team. The hypothesis tested in this research is that semantic and grammatical structures (the language through which concepts are expressed) enable designers to bridge relations among ideas stored in each designer's mind and from this to generate design concepts. This paper describes a linguistic and a computational method to examine the grammatical and semantic structure of design conversations and the linguistic processes by which individuals bridge their knowledge to the group's ongoing knowledge accumulation. To test the hypothesis, we conducted a linguistic (systemic functional linguistics) and computational linguistic (lexical chain analysis) analysis of a design team conversation The computational analysis revealed hypernym relations as the primary lexico-syntactic pattern by which designers offer, interrelate and develop concepts. The linguistic analysis highlighted the grammatical linguistic features that actively contribute to the generation of design content by teams. These analyses point to the prospect of a functional correspondence between language use and a team's ability to construct knowledge for design. This interrelation has implications both for computational systems that assess design teams and design teamwork education.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proc. of the ASME Int. Des. Eng. Techn. Conf. and Comput. and Inf. in Eng. Conf. - DETC2005
Subtitle of host publication	17th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology. Power Transmission and Gearing Conference.
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Pages	61-71
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	079184742X, 9780791847428
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/detc2005-84407
Publication status	Published - 2005
Event	DETC2005: ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - Long Beahc, CA, United States Duration: 24 Sept 2005 → 28 Sept 2005

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - DETC2005
Volume	5

Conference

Conference	DETC2005: ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Long Beahc, CA
Period	24/09/05 → 28/09/05

Keywords

Human behavior in design
Lexical chain analysis
Systemic functional linguistics
Team design

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Dong, A., Davies, K., & McInnes, D. (2005). Exploring the relationship between lexical behavior and concept formation in design conversations. In Proc. of the ASME Int. Des. Eng. Techn. Conf. and Comput. and Inf. in Eng. Conf. - DETC2005: 17th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology. Power Transmission and Gearing Conference. (pp. 61-71). (Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - DETC2005; Vol. 5). American Society of Mechanical Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1115/detc2005-84407

Dong, Andy ; Davies, Kevin ; McInnes, David. / Exploring the relationship between lexical behavior and concept formation in design conversations. Proc. of the ASME Int. Des. Eng. Techn. Conf. and Comput. and Inf. in Eng. Conf. - DETC2005: 17th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology. Power Transmission and Gearing Conference.. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2005. pp. 61-71 (Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - DETC2005).

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Dong, A, Davies, K & McInnes, D 2005, Exploring the relationship between lexical behavior and concept formation in design conversations. in Proc. of the ASME Int. Des. Eng. Techn. Conf. and Comput. and Inf. in Eng. Conf. - DETC2005: 17th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology. Power Transmission and Gearing Conference.. Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - DETC2005, vol. 5, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, pp. 61-71, DETC2005: ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Long Beahc, CA, United States, 24/09/05. https://doi.org/10.1115/detc2005-84407

Exploring the relationship between lexical behavior and concept formation in design conversations. / Dong, Andy; Davies, Kevin; McInnes, David.
Proc. of the ASME Int. Des. Eng. Techn. Conf. and Comput. and Inf. in Eng. Conf. - DETC2005: 17th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology. Power Transmission and Gearing Conference.. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2005. p. 61-71 (Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - DETC2005; Vol. 5).

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review

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Dong A, Davies K, McInnes D. Exploring the relationship between lexical behavior and concept formation in design conversations. In Proc. of the ASME Int. Des. Eng. Techn. Conf. and Comput. and Inf. in Eng. Conf. - DETC2005: 17th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology. Power Transmission and Gearing Conference.. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2005. p. 61-71. (Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - DETC2005). doi: 10.1115/detc2005-84407

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