A Game-Theoretic Model of Metaphorical Bargaining

We present a game-theoretic model of bargaining over a metaphor in the context of political communication, find its equilibrium, and use it to rationalize observed linguistic behavior. We argue that game theory is well suited for modeling discourse as a dynamic resulting from a number of conflicting pressures, and suggest applications of interest to computational linguists.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: ACL
• Authors: Beata Beigman Klebanov, Eyal Beigman
• Keywords: ACL 2010, Computational Linguistics, Computational Linguists, Game-theoretic Model, Linguistic Behavior