All NLP is about mapping the internal statistical dependencies of language, missing the point that language is a *communication protocol*.
-
why should human language be maximally efficient?
it shouldn't. The point is that it could, and it would still serve the same purpose.
-
-
... maybe I'm being slow, but how should acknowledgement of this fact about efficient communication protocols affect NLP?
-
you can't understand language without considering it in context: agents communicating about something.
- Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.