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If you're a master of the grammar, I think it's possible to start figuring things out from context once you've learned a critical mass of words

• adrianN 6y ago
  Yes, but "critical mass" is much larger than you'd commonly think. It's the low frequency words that contain most information in a sentence.
  • airstrike 6y ago
    > It's the low frequency words that contain most information in a sentence. This is an incredibly insightful point.
  • solarmist 6y ago
    Thank you. That's a very succinct way of putting it. I wonder if there's a term or concept for this in linguistics.