SmartSociety would like to highlight this recently started project in a related field. Namely, the semantics of human communication and their transferability to computational systems.
The ESSENCE – Marie Curie Initial Training Network (FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN) is a 4-year, €4 million programme funded by the European Commission (grant agreement no. 607062) and started on the 1st November 2013.
Most importantly, they are hiring! Visit this page for the details.