Establishing linguistic conventions in task-oriented primeval dialogue
arXiv:1203.0512 · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-25775-9_4
Abstract
In this paper, we claim that language is likely to have emerged as a mechanism for coordinating the solution of complex tasks. To confirm this thesis, computer simulations are performed based on the coordination task presented by Garrod & Anderson (1987). The role of success in task-oriented dialogue is analytically evaluated with the help of performance measurements and a thorough lexical analysis of the emergent communication system. Simulation results confirm a strong effect of success mattering on both reliability and dispersion of linguistic conventions.
8 pages, 5 figures. In proceedings of the COST 2102 International Conference, Budapest, Hungary, September 7-10, 2010, Revised Selected Papers