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    "pk": 26413,
    "title": "Learning biases may prevent lexicalization of pragmatic inferences:a case study combining iterated (Bayesian) learning and functional selection",
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    "abstract": "Natural languages exhibit properties that are difficult to explainfrom a purely functional perspective. One of these properties isthe systematic lack of upper-bounds in the literal meaning ofscalar expressions. This investigation addresses the develop-ment and selection of such semantics from a space of possiblealternatives. To do so we put forward a model that integratesBayesian learning into the replicator-mutator dynamics com-monly used in evolutionary game theory. We argue this syn-thesis to provide a suitable and general model to analyze thedynamics involved in the use and transmission of language.Our results shed light on the semantics-pragmatics divide andshow how a learning bias in tandem with functional pressuremay prevent the lexicalization of pragmatic inferences.",
    "language": "eng",
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    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "semantics; pragmatics; iterated learning; evolu-tionary game theory; scalar expressions"
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    "section": "Papers",
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    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Thomas",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Brochhagen",
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            "institution": "University of Amsterdam",
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        },
        {
            "first_name": "Michael",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Franke",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of T ̈ubingen",
            "department": ""
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        {
            "first_name": "Robert",
            "middle_name": "van",
            "last_name": "Rooij",
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            "institution": "University of Amsterdam",
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    "date_submitted": null,
    "date_accepted": null,
    "date_published": "2016-01-01T18:00:00Z",
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