"That analysis revealed that legal documents frequently have long definitions inserted in the middle of sentences - a feature known as "center-embedding." Lingu

"That analysis revealed that legal documents frequently have long definitions inserted in the middle of sentences - a feature known as "center-embedding." Linguists have previously found that this kind of structure can make text much more difficult to understand." This tendency toward "center-embedding" seems similar to the tendency of developers to use long function names with embedded descriptions. I find these names highly distracting and oftentimes cryptic. Not being a "developer", I would rather names be short, e.g., like Arthur Whitney makes them, so the code fits better on the page. Then, if necessary, place the descriptions of each function in a separate section or file. Meanwhile I have learned to tolerate developer tendencies. I like looking things up. Legal documents frequently have definitions in a separate section. In order to read a document it is necessary to refer to the definitions section. I have found that many businesspeople struggle with defined terms in legal documents. They often ignore that terms may be defined and fail to appreciate the siginifcance of the definitions.