1. A method for collecting grounded linguistic data, comprising: generating stimulus information having at least one stimulus component selected from an inventory of available stimulus components; presenting the stimulus information to a plurality of human recipients; receiving, from each human recipient, a linguistic description of the stimulus information, a plurality of received linguistic descriptions collectively comprising linguistic information expressed in one or more languages; and storing the linguistic information in a data store, there being a nexus between the linguistic information and said at least one stimulus component that forms a part of the stimulus information, there being an additional nexus between each stimulus component and a feature of a physical target environment.