The relationship between language and thought encompasses the conceptual domains of ontology, semantics, and pragmatics. Effective use of language depends on forming multidimensional links among information units within these spaces, rather than simply representing individual concepts. Accordingly, utterance structure is shaped by at least three factors: identification (para-information), configuration (ortho-information), and insight concentration (meta-information).
The Distributed Grammar program (DG) aims to develop a meta-grammar for natural languages conceptualized as interfaces, as opposed to operational multi-modal codes typically employed in cognitive processing. This perspective requires a redefinition of linguistic signs; rather than viewing signs solely as standalone objects, they are considered both as independent and as elements interrelated with other objects.
The origins of the theory are grounded in empirical research conducted across multiple languages, with initial studies focusing on Japanese within the framework of functional linguistics. Furthermore, critical evaluations of natural language grammar have been undertaken through computational linguistics and natural language processing methodologies during the transition from the twentieth to the twenty-first century. Considerable proficiency has also been developed in applying Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) tools to examine linguistic phenomena.
This research culminated in the publication of a collective work with John Benjamins in 2013:
Meta-Informative Centering in Utterances (between Semantics and Pragmatics).