What game theory can do for NLG: the case of vague language

  • Authors:
  • Kees van Deemter

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Aberdeen

  • Venue:
  • ENLG '09 Proceedings of the 12th European Workshop on Natural Language Generation
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

This informal position paper brings together some recent developments in formal semantics and pragmatics to argue that the discipline of Game Theory is well placed to become the theoretical backbone of Natural Language Generation. To demonstrate some of the strengths and weaknesses of the Game-Theoretical approach, we focus on the utility of vague expressions. More specifically, we ask what light Game Theory can shed on the question when an NLG system should generate vague language.