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A set of aspects of a language that make communication easier, simpler or more compact using the inventory of a given language
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How to define sentence complexity?
There are early works on the topic in Some syntactic determinants of sentential complexity and Some syntactic determinants of sentential complexity, II: Verb structure. … Complexity enters into the discussion of this classic 1959 paper, which measures complexity in terms of depth of postponed symbols, but also takes for granted what complexity is. …
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What are some reasons why grammar is often more complex than needed for communication purposes?
The question appears to assume that the language only exists as a method of communicating factual descriptions and making demands between humans. Once you consider the full range of things that langua …
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relative complexity of languages
There is a related but distinct question about "complexity" in an absolute sense, that is, is some one language intrinsically more complex than some other. … Total complexity isn't a measurable property of any language. …
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