Nathaniel Imel
Biographic Data
| ID | 9013682 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nathaniel Imel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nathaniel |
| FAMILY NAME | Imel |
| SIGNATURE | IMEL N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5048-1242 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
An Efficient Communication Analysis of Modal Typology
The meanings expressed by the world’s languages have been argued to support efficient communication. Across diverse semantic domains, crosslinguistic analyses show that natural language vocabularies are jointly optimized for two competing pressures: cognitive simplicity and informative communication. This paper applies an efficiency analysis to modals (e.g., can, ought, might), a central mechanism for talking about situations other than the here-…
A semantic universal for modality
This paper articulates a new semantic universal for modal expressions in natural language, dubbed the Independence of Force and Flavor (IFF). This property accommodates counterexamples to Nauze 2008’s proposed universal from variable-force variable-flavor modals (Bochnak 2015a,b) and attitude verbs (Močnik & Abramovitz 2019), while still ruling out unattested modals. It may also be seen as a form of convexity applied to modals. EARLY ACCESS
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A semantic universal for modality
This paper articulates a new semantic universal for modal expressions in natural language, dubbed the Independence of Force and Flavor (IFF). This property accommodates counterexamples to Nauze 2008’s proposed universal from variable-force variable-flavor modals (Bochnak 2015a,b) and attitude verbs (Močnik & Abramovitz 2019), while still ruling out unattested modals. It may also be seen as a form of convexity applied to modals. EARLY ACCESS
An Efficient Communication Analysis of Modal Typology
The meanings expressed by the world’s languages have been argued to support efficient communication. Across diverse semantic domains, crosslinguistic analyses show that natural language vocabularies are jointly optimized for two competing pressures: cognitive simplicity and informative communication. This paper applies an efficiency analysis to modals (e.g., can, ought, might), a central mechanism for talking about situations other than the here-…
Modal (2 works) · Modal verb (2 works) · Natural Language Processing Techniques (2 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Convexity (1 works) · Economics (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · History (1 works)