EROSION: Word erosion
In MoLE: Modeling Language Evolution

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If a perceived form differs from the mental representation it is matched with and the form has not been set yet, the hearer agent adjusts its mental representation.

1	EROSION(hearerID, interpretation)

`hearerID`	Pointer to the hearer agent whose representations might erode.
`interpretation`	Analysis of the utterance including the actually perceived forms.

Forms will only be adjusted if they have not been frequently used (yet). Pronounced forms may differ from their representations because of reduction in pronunciation (cf. REDUCE).

no actual output; the form representations of the hearer agent are updated.

Sander Lestrade

TURN

FOUND()
situation=SITUATION(1)
proposition=PROPOSITION(1, situation)
utterance=PRODUCE(1, proposition)
interpretation=INTERPRET(2, utterance, situation)
EROSION(2, interpretation)