Information and Meaning in the Evolution of Compositional Signals
Abstract This paper provides a formal treatment of the argument that syntax alone cannot give rise to compositionality in a signalling game context. This conclusion follows from the standard information-theoretic machinery used in the signalling game literature to describe the informational content of signals.
Authors
- Travis LaCroix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1724-3434)
Institutions
- Durham University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Logic Language and Information
- Published
- 2025-05-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10849-025-09433-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Language and cultural evolution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.49