A semantic universal for modality
S Steinert-Threlkeld, N Imel, Q Guo - Semantics and Pragmatics, 2023 - semprag.org
This paper articulates a new semantic universal for modal expressions in natural language,
dubbed the Independence of Force and Flavor (IFF). This property accommodates …
dubbed the Independence of Force and Flavor (IFF). This property accommodates …
An information-theoretic model of shallow and deep language comprehension
A large body of work in psycholinguistics has focused on the idea that online language
comprehension can be shallow orgood enough': given constraints on time or available …
comprehension can be shallow orgood enough': given constraints on time or available …
The evolution of efficient compression in signaling games
N Imel - Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive …, 2023 - escholarship.org
Converging evidence suggests that natural language meaning systems are efficient by
jointly maximizing cognitive simplicity and communicative informativeness. Comparatively …
jointly maximizing cognitive simplicity and communicative informativeness. Comparatively …
Noisy Population Dynamics Lead to Efficiently Compressed Semantic Systems
Converging cross-linguistic evidence suggests that that human vocabularies are shaped for
efficient communication, but we know little about the agent-based dynamics that could …
efficient communication, but we know little about the agent-based dynamics that could …
Deontic priority in the lexicalization of impossibility modals
This paper presents a new cross-linguistic generalization in the domain of modality and
explores its explanation in terms of communicative efficiency. Based on original data …
explores its explanation in terms of communicative efficiency. Based on original data …