The communicative function of ambiguity in language
We present a general information-theoretic argument that all efficient communication systems will be ambiguous, assuming that context is informative about meaning. We also argue that ambiguity allows for greater ease of processing by permitting efficient linguistic units to be re-used. We test predi...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier,
2016-05-12T14:02:50Z.
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