{"pk":27773,"title":"A model of linguistic accomodation leading to language simplification","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Language complexity seems to be influenced by populationcharacteristics such as the proportion of adult learners. Onepotential explanation for this link is that native speakers ac-commodate to non-native speakers, simplifying their languageuse during such interactions: learners may then acquire a lesscomplex language. We model accommodation in interaction ina Bayesian framework, where in order to accommodate appro-priately, an agent must first infer their interlocutor’s linguisticabilities. We find that when the agent consistently accommo-dates, learners end up with a simplified language, due to a rein-forcing effect between an initially underinformed learner andan accommodating native speaker.","language":"eng","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[{"word":"Language evolutino"},{"word":"Language complexity"},{"word":"Bayesian models"},{"word":"interaction models"}],"section":"Publication-based-Talks","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7ff5s7gp","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Stella","middle_name":"","last_name":"Frank","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Edinburgh","department":""},{"first_name":"Kenny","middle_name":"","last_name":"Smith","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Edinburgh","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"2018-01-01T18:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cognitivesciencesociety/article/27773/galley/17413/download/"}]}