A conceptual framework for the study of demonstrative reference
Abstract Language allows us to efficiently communicate about the things in the world around
us. Seemingly simple words like this and that are a cornerstone of our capability to refer, as …
us. Seemingly simple words like this and that are a cornerstone of our capability to refer, as …
Seeing through the human reporting bias: Visual classifiers from noisy human-centric labels
When human annotators are given a choice about what to label in an image, they apply their
own subjective judgments on what to ignore and what to mention. We refer to these noisy" …
own subjective judgments on what to ignore and what to mention. We refer to these noisy" …
A mechanistic framework for explaining audience design in language production
VS Ferreira - Annual review of psychology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Audience design refers to the situation in which speakers fashion their utterances so as to
cater to the needs of their addressees. In this article, a range of audience design effects are …
cater to the needs of their addressees. In this article, a range of audience design effects are …
When redundancy is useful: A Bayesian approach to “overinformative” referring expressions.
Referring is one of the most basic and prevalent uses of language. How do speakers choose
from the wealth of referring expressions at their disposal? Rational theories of language use …
from the wealth of referring expressions at their disposal? Rational theories of language use …
Colors in context: A pragmatic neural model for grounded language understanding
We present a model of pragmatic referring expression interpretation in a grounded
communication task (identifying colors from descriptions) that draws upon predictions from …
communication task (identifying colors from descriptions) that draws upon predictions from …
How redundant are redundant color adjectives? An efficiency-based analysis of color overspecification
Color adjectives tend to be used redundantly in referential communication. I propose that
redundant color adjectives (RCAs) are often intended to exploit a color contrast in the visual …
redundant color adjectives (RCAs) are often intended to exploit a color contrast in the visual …
The division of labor in communication: Speakers help listeners account for asymmetries in visual perspective
Recent debates over adults' theory of mind use have been fueled by surprising failures of
perspective‐taking in communication, suggesting that perspective‐taking may be relatively …
perspective‐taking in communication, suggesting that perspective‐taking may be relatively …
The effect of scene variation on the redundant use of color in definite reference
This study investigates to what extent the amount of variation in a visual scene causes
speakers to mention the attribute color in their definite target descriptions, focusing on …
speakers to mention the attribute color in their definite target descriptions, focusing on …
Why do people produce pronouns? Pragmatic selection vs. rational models
Models of language production must account for how speakers select referential
expressions, a process that is complicated by the range of options available to speakers (eg …
expressions, a process that is complicated by the range of options available to speakers (eg …
Stored object knowledge and the production of referring expressions: The case of color typicality
When speakers describe objects with atypical properties, do they include these properties in
their referring expressions, even when that is not strictly required for unique referent …
their referring expressions, even when that is not strictly required for unique referent …