Context in pragmatic communication: How to model attitude to get an expected outcome
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2022-08-19
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How can context influence utterances? It has been established that added
context influences what kind of utterances are used in speech. The amount
of shared context can, for example, result in the use of shorter words. This
paper explores how context can influence word length in communication.
How can a less informative word still be useful? In this thesis I created
a model to explain context’s influence on utterances. Specifically how the
context of an agent’s attitude can influence utterances so that less informative
words can also be used effectively. A simplified scenario is created as a
proof of concept to run the model on. According to the proof of concept,
the model behaves as expected. From the proof of concept, it can also be
concluded that the model shows how context influences speech for the use
of shorter words. Further research is needed to learn if the model can be
implemented for more use cases.
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Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen