Explaining gaps in the logical lexicon of natural languages: A decision-theoretic perspective on the square of Aristotle

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-06-04 DOI:10.3765/SP.14.5

Émile Enguehard, Benjamin Spector

引用次数: 11

Abstract

Across languages, certain logically natural concepts are not lexicalized, even though they can be expressed by complex expressions. This is for instance the case for the quantifier not all . In this paper, we propose an explanation for this fact based on the following idea: the logical lexicon of languages is partly shaped by a tradeoff between informativity and cost , and the inventory of logical expressions tends to maximize average informativity and minimize average cost. The account we propose is based on a decision-theoretic model of how speakers choose their messages in various situations (a version of the Rational Speech Act model). EARLY ACCESS

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自然语言逻辑词汇缺口的解释:亚里士多德方阵的决策理论视角

在各种语言中，某些逻辑上自然的概念并没有词汇化，即使它们可以用复杂的表达式来表达。例如，量词not all就是这种情况。在本文中，我们基于以下观点对这一事实提出了解释：语言的逻辑词典在一定程度上是由非信息性和成本之间的权衡形成的，并且逻辑表达式的库存倾向于最大化平均非信息性并最小化平均成本。我们提出的解释是基于一个决策理论模型，即说话者如何在各种情况下选择他们的信息（理性言语行为模型的一个版本）。早期访问

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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