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Human languages aren’t usually concerned with maximal information density though. Multiple layers of redundancy are often present. Features like noun verb agr
by mishac 9y ago
Human languages aren’t usually concerned with maximal information density though. Multiple layers of redundancy are often present. Features like noun verb agreement, grammatical gender, pleonasms, and even redundant words (last will and testament, vim and vigor etc) are used in various languages despite the redundancy, to increase clarity.
- hyperpallium 9y agoFor sure, I was makimg a haphazard joke about German efficiency. Is a pleonasm an oxymoron?
- mishac 8y agoPleonasm is more of a needless redundancy like "It's déjà vu all over again."