Communicative Efficiency or Iconic Learning: Do Acquisition and Communicative Pressures Interact to Shape Colour- Naming Systems?
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DOI: 10.3390/e24111542
Abstract: Language evolution is driven by pressures for simplicity and informativity; however, the timescale on which these pressures operate is debated. Over several generations, learners’ biases for simple and informative systems can guide language evolution. Over… read more here.
Keywords: language; colour naming; naming systems; communicative efficiency ... See more keywords