Game Theoretic Pragmatics

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ID4079732
AuthorsMichael Franke (0000-0001-9670-8510, University of Amsterdam, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume8
Issue3
Pages269-284
Publication date2013-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/phc3.12015
OpenAlexW2137236080
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited84

Game theoretic pragmatics is a small but growing part of formal pragmatics, the linguistic subfield studying language use. The general logic of a game theoretic explanation of a pragmatic phenomenon is this: (i) the conversational context is modelled as a game between speaker and hearer; (ii) an adequate solution concept then selects the to-be-explained behavior in the game model. For such an explanation to be convincing, both components, game model and solution concept, should be formulated and scrutinized as explicitly as possible. The article demonstrates this by a concise overview of both evolutionary and non-evolutionary approaches to game theoretic pragmatics, arguing for the use of agent-based micro-dynamics within evolutionary, and for the use of epistemic game theory within non-evolutionary approaches

Cognitive science · Epistemology · Game theory · Linguistics · Mathematical economics · Phenomenon · Pragmatics · Computer Science · Language and cultural evolution · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence

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