Less is More/More Diverse: On The Communicative Utility of Linguistic Conventionalization

Less is More/More Diverse: On The Communicative Utility of Linguistic Conventionalization

We present empirical evidence of the communicative utility of conventionalization, i.e., convergence in linguistic usage over time, and diversification, i.e., linguistic items acquiring different, more specific usages/meanings. From a diachronic perspective, conventionalization plays a crucial role...

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Main Authors: Elke Teich, Peter Fankhauser, Stefania Degaetano-Ortlieb, Yuri Bizzoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Communication
Subjects:
linguistic variation
diachronic change
register
language models
entropy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2020.620275/full

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