Research overview¶
This page summarizes PaniniFS's active research tracks and their results.
Key results (state: February 2026)¶
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Universal atoms | 34 atoms (6 layers, 4 categories) |
| Languages covered | 14 languages validated |
| Global coverage | 76.8% (62 files, ~5.8M words) |
| EU coverage | 7/7 languages ≥ 90% (calibrated corpus) |
| Wikipedia corpus | 34/34 atoms present = 100% across 14 languages |
| Max breakthrough | Japanese: 18.8% → 74.1% (+55.3pp) |
See detailed coverage results →
Main tracks¶
1. Universal atoms and multilingual validation¶
- Universal atoms — complete table — all 34 atoms with categories, NSM primes, Sanskrit dhātu
- Coverage results — detailed tables by language and version
- Semantic universals — validation protocol, hypotheses, micro-cases
- Dhātu inventory v0.1 — minimal YAML format
2. Typological validation and experiments¶
- Dhātu experiments v0.1 and typology — 20-language child-directed sample
- Key discoveries:
- Baby sign validation — pre-linguistic gestural primitives
- Dhātu core set — 7 informational operators (COMM, ITER, TRANS, DECIDE, LOCATE, GROUP, SEQ)
- Cross-language insight: Japanese kanji ↔ Chinese hanzi → atom independent of writing system
3. Human language and development¶
- Human language and development — 0–6 year milestones and dhātu
- Acquisition milestone alignment → semantic primitives
4. Semantic compression¶
- Semantic compression — metrics, protocol, implementation
- Toy corpus results: 12 sentences, coverage rate = 1.0, avg 3.67 primitives/encoding
5. Cloud strategies and infrastructure¶
- Cloud-free compute — Colab, GitHub Actions, distributed pipeline
Summary of semantic universals¶
PaniniFS's 34 atoms are organized into 4 ontological categories:
| Category | Atoms (selection) | Sanskrit |
|---|---|---|
| PROCESS | MOUVEMENT, COGNITION, COMMUNICATION, CRÉATION, EXISTENCE, SEEKING, FEAR, CARE… | kriyā |
| RELATION | RELATION, STRUCTURE, INVARIANCE, ORDRE, DOMINATION | sambandha |
| QUALITY | BON, GRAND, VRAI, INTENSE, ANCIEN, MESURE, PERCEPTION | guṇa |
| ENTITY | CHOSE, AGENT, CORPS, LIEU, MATIÈRE | dravya |
Theoretical cross-references: - NSM (Wierzbicka): GOOD, BAD, THINK, KNOW, FEEL, SAY, DO, HAPPEN, MOVE… - Jackendoff: GO, STAY, BE, CAUSE, HAVE, THING, PLACE, AMOUNT - Pustejovsky: FORMAL, AGENTIVE, TELIC, CONSTITUTIVE - Pāṇini: √gam, √jñā, √dṛś, √vac, √kṛ, √as, √labh…
See the complete table →
Full reading (book)¶
- Web version, continuous reading: Book > Full reading
What's new (14 days)¶
See: What's new