Open Lecture of Japanese Scientist Kumon Tokumaru
PetrSU students and teachers held an online conference with renowned Japanese scientist, expert in digital linguistics Kumon Tokumaru who presented a report on linguistic anthropology titled Digital Evolution of Life and Language.
At the mini lecture, Kumon Tokumaru talked about his research aimed to elucidate the multiple stages in the evolution of the linguistic intelligence based on the hypothesis of the eusocial nature of phonemes and language as the principal tool of communication in society. The lecture of the Japanese scientist was held in welcoming and creative atmosphere and was accompanied by a lively discussion.
Feedback from the participants:
PetrSU student M. Ivanova:
“This was an amazing opportunity to learn about new compelling concepts, broaden one’s scientific horizon, and practice the English language skills.”
Jasue Masahiro, a Japanese scientist:
“I would like to say “arigato” to the Japanese lecturer Mr. Tokumaru for his lecture on the evolution of humankind and verbal language. He has a particularly novel and fascinating concept, definitely worth attention.”
Gao Tian, a PhD student from China:
“I was thrilled to learn about Mr. Tokumaru’s research in linguistic anthropology, hear his opinion on several problematic issues.”
The scientific event was organized by the Student Scientific Society of the Institute of Foreign Languages of PetrSU (Associate Professor of the Department of the German and French Languages of the Institute of Foreign Languages of PetrSU, Candidate of Philological Sciences Sabina Nedbaylik).
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Kumon Tokumaru was born in 1959 in Ōita, Japan. He studied Political sciences at the University of Tokyo and graduated in 1983. He worked in industry as an engineer of Earth observation satellite system and satellite communication. He participated in еру UN World Summit on Sustainable Development, WSSD in 2002 held in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2007, he visited the oldest extant human site in South Africa and realized that human language was nothing other than the product of digital evolution. Since then he has been carrying out interdisciplinary research, studying digital linguistics, functions of human brain and linguistic intelligence evolution.
