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Surprisal Minimisation over Goal-directed Alternatives Predicts Production Choice in Dialogue

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Main Authors:	Utting, Tom, Giulianelli, Mario, Sinclair, Arabella
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Computation and Language
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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