Meaningful games : exploring language with game theory

Meaningful games : exploring language with game theory / Robin Clark.

In this work, Robin Clark explains in an accessible manner the usefulness of game theory in thinking about a wide range of issues in linguistics. Clark argues that we use grammar strategically to signal our intended meanings: our choices as speaker are conditioned by what choices the hearer will mak...

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Main Author: Clark, Robin Lee, 1957-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Mathematical linguistics.
Game theory.
Language and logic.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Semantics.
Game theory
Language and logic
Mathematical linguistics
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:In this work, Robin Clark explains in an accessible manner the usefulness of game theory in thinking about a wide range of issues in linguistics. Clark argues that we use grammar strategically to signal our intended meanings: our choices as speaker are conditioned by what choices the hearer will make interpreting what we say.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 354 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780262298742
0262298740
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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