Conflicts in Interpretation - Petra Hendriks

Conflicts in Interpretation - Petra Hendriks

Optimization of interpretation

Conflicts in Interpretation - Petra Hendriks

Petra Hendriks [+-]
University of Groningen
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Petra Hendriks is a Professor at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Her publications include Breinmakers & Breinbrekers (with Niels Taatgen and Tjeerd Andringa, 1997) and Optimal Communication (with Helen de Hoop and Reinhard Blutner, 2006).
Helen de Hoop
Radboud University Nijmegen
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Irene Kramer
Henriette de Swart [+-]
University of Utrecht
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Prof. dr. Henriette de Swart is professor of French linguistics and semantics. She is also affiliated to the cognitive artificial intelligence program. Her research focuses on cross-linguistic semantics, especially in the area of nominals, tense and aspect, negation.
Joost Zwarts
Utrecht University
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Description

This chapter provides an introduction to optimization approaches to language. Under an optimization approach, speakers select the optimal form for expressing a given meaning, and hearers select the optimal interpretation for a given form.

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Hendriks, Petra; de Hoop, Helen; Kramer, Irene; de Swart, Henriette; Zwarts, Joost. Optimization of interpretation. Conflicts in Interpretation. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 1-24 Apr 2010. ISBN 9781845534387. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=21786. Date accessed: 29 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.21786. Apr 2010

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