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Area of Science:

  • Evolutionary game theory
  • Theoretical linguistics
  • Language evolution

Background:

  • Traditional language evolution models assume aligned speaker-listener interests.
  • Misaligned interests can lead to multiple language equilibria with varying informativeness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the impact of varying speaker-listener interest alignment on language evolution dynamics.
  • Identify mechanisms driving language change and equilibrium selection.

Main Methods:

  • Stochastic evolutionary dynamics of signaling games.
  • Analysis of Nash-equilibrium languages.
  • Comparison with linguistic data on intensifiers.

Main Results:

  • Increased interest misalignment correlates with reduced information transmission.
  • Evolved languages often represent the most informative static Nash equilibria.
  • Less informative languages arise from hyperbolic use of words for less intense states.

Conclusions:

  • Speaker-listener interest alignment is a key factor in information transmission.
  • The study provides a mechanism for understanding language change and equilibrium selection.
  • Theoretical findings are supported by real-world linguistic data on intensifiers.