Game theory and pragmatics
By: edited by Anton Benz, Gerhard Jäger, Robert van Rooij.
Contributors: Benz, Anton, 1965-; Jäger, Gerhard, 1967-; Van Rooij, Robert, 1966-
Series: Palgrave studies in pragmatics, language, and cognition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Subjects: Mathematical linguistics; Game theory; Pragmatics; Language and logic
Description: "In this edited volume a number of leading scholars investigate which factors are favourable to the emergence and sustenance of linguistic rules, and how we use rationality principles to infer what is communicated in actual conversation. (Evolutionary) game theory provides the unified framework in which these issues are addressed and the introduction to the volume provides the reader with enough background in game theory to follow the discussion."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.