Systematicity and arbitrariness in novel communication systems

被引：38

作者：

Theisen, Carrie Ann ^{[1
]}

Oberlander, Jon ^{[1
]}

Kirby, Simon ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Edinburgh, Sch Informat, Edinburgh EH8 9AB, Midlothian, Scotland

[2] Univ Edinburgh, Sch Philosophy Psychol & Language Sci, Edinburgh EH8 9AD, Midlothian, Scotland

来源：

INTERACTION STUDIES | 2010年 / 11卷 / 01期

关键词：

arbitrariness; systematicity; signs; language evolution; emergent communication; EMERGENCE; EVOLUTION; LANGUAGE;

D O I：

10.1075/is.11.1.08the

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

Arbitrariness and systematicity are two of language's most fascinating properties. Although both are characterizations of the mappings between signals and meanings, their emergence and evolution in communication systems has generally been explored independently. We present an experiment in which both arbitrariness and systematicity are probed. Participants invent signs from scratch to refer to a set of items that share salient semantic features. Through interaction, the systematic re-use of arbitrary signal elements emerges.

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页码：14 / 32

页数：19

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