Explaining gaps in the logical lexicon of natural languages A decision-theoretic perspective on the square of Aristotle
Explaining gaps in the logical lexicon of natural languages A decision-theoretic perspective on the square of Aristotle
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DOI：
10.3765/sp.14.5
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发表时间：
2021-01-01
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1.1
通讯作者：
Spector, Benjamin
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作者：
Enguehard, Emile;Spector, Benjamin
在所有语言中，某些逻辑上自然的概念不会被词汇化，即使它们可以通过复杂的表达式来表达。例如，量词不是全部就是这种情况。在本文中，我们基于以下观点提出了对这一事实的解释：语言的逻辑词典部分是由信息性和成本之间的权衡形成的，逻辑表达式的库存倾向于最大化平均信息性和最小化平均成本。我们提出的帐户是基于一个决策理论模型，该模型描述了说话人在各种情况下如何选择他们的信息(理性言语行为模型的一个版本)。
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).