The Role of Language and Pragmatics in Conceptual Abstraction
Interactive Experiments and Emergent Communication Models Using Reference Games
By (author) Kristina Kobrock
Hardback (Published)
(November 2026)
ISBN: 9783847120421
6.34 x 9.49 inches
Price: $82.00
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How do Language Systems develop? — Experiments and Agent-Based Models provide Insights
How do people structure their conceptual world using language? Conceptual hierarchies (dalmatian, dog, animal) range from subordinate (dalmatian) to superordinate concepts (animal). Kristina Kobrock examines the abstraction process involved in forming and communicating such concepts and presents four case studies. New experimental methods and computer-based modeling are combined to address the question of what role linguistic interaction and meaning-making in context play in conceptual abstraction. The main finding is that the interplay of cognitive and communicative needs of interlocutors shapes concrete linguistic interactions as well as the linguistic evolution of conceptual hierarchies.
Dr Kristina Kobrock studied cognitive science and was awarded her PhD in 2026 at the University of Osnabrück. She is currently researching the interplay between language and cognition there.
- By (author) Kristina Kobrock
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