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Game Theory and the Evolution of Meaning
Author(s) -
Franke Michael,
Wagner Elliott O.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
language and linguistics compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 44
ISSN - 1749-818X
DOI - 10.1111/lnc3.12086
Subject(s) - meaning (existential) , selection (genetic algorithm) , competition (biology) , computer science , game theory , epistemology , evolutionary theory , evolutionary game theory , linguistics , cognitive science , psychology , artificial intelligence , philosophy , mathematical economics , mathematics , ecology , biology
Evolutionary game theory is a general, but mathematically precise framework for modeling the competition between and fitness‐based selection of different types of behavior. We review recent applications of this framework to account for the evolution of behavior that lends meaning to ostensible acts and signs.