The social basis of referential communication: Speakers construct physical reference based on listeners' expected visual search.
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DOI: 10.1037/rev0000345
Abstract: A foundational assumption of human communication is that speakers should say as much as necessary, but no more. Yet, people routinely produce redundant adjectives and their propensity to do so varies cross-linguistically. Here, we propose… read more here.
Keywords: communication speakers; reference; physical reference; listeners expected ... See more keywords