Nonliteral understanding of number words
One of the most puzzling and important facts about communication is that people do not always mean what they say; speakers often use imprecise, exaggerated, or otherwise literally false descriptions to communicate experiences and attitudes. Here, we focus on the nonliteral interpretation of number w...
Main Authors: | Bergen, Leon (Contributor), Kao, Justine T. (Author), Wu, Jean Y. (Author), Goodman, Noah D. (Author) |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor) |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.),
2015-03-03T17:32:09Z.
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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