Lexical Language Evolution in Networked Human Groups
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The development and refinement of natural-language communication systems among networked individuals is not well understood and difficult to study. This paper uses a task providing a controlled environment for the goal-oriented, collaborative exchange of short, natural-language messages between experimental participants (20 per group) in order to demonstrate lexical convergence. A technique for illustrating convergence based on graph layout by multidimensional scaling is described. While reliable convergence is shown, it is limited to the collaborative or communicative situation: participants did not adopt group terms in a separately administered post-test questionnaire.
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