lCompletely accurate transmission of signal implausible. Might this lead to fixed end
points?
l
lInclude a least
effort principle:
1.Speakers always use the shortest string possible for a
given meaning.
2.Speakers occasionally drop letters in production.
l
lSimplified meaning-space: 5x5 “paradigm”
i.e., each
meaning is a coordinate in 5x5 space