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It is not the case that Lewis's account in 'Convention' (1969) demonstrates that language use itself presupposes prior common knowledge of regularities, not the reverse.
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Language use itself creates common knowledge through repeated interaction; convention and communication co-evolve rather than sequentially.
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Lewis conflates explicit common knowledge with implicit behavioral dispositions; agents coordinate without conscious awareness of shared regularities.
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First language learners generate novel utterances violating established patterns, suggesting creativity operates independently of prior conventions.
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Coordination problems require mutual expectations about behavior; these expectations logically precede successful coordinated communication.
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Lewis's salience account explains how conventions emerge from patterns agents already recognize as shared; knowledge grounds convention formation.
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Children acquire language by observing regularities in adult behavior; they must detect patterns before producing meaningful utterances.
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