Investigating the Uniform Information Density hypothesis with complex nominal compounds
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DOI: 10.1017/s0142716424000092
Abstract: The Uniform Information Density (UID) hypothesis proposes that speakers communicate by transmitting information close to a constant rate. When choosing between two syntactic variants, it claims that speakers prefer the variant distributing information most evenly,… read more here.
Keywords: uniform information; information; comprehension; information density ... See more keywords
The distributional properties of long nominal compounds in scientific articles: an investigation based on the uniform information density hypothesis
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DOI: 10.1515/cllt-2023-0028
Abstract: Abstract Nominal compounds are a structure commonly used in scientific texts. Despite their commonality, very little is known about how they are distributed in scientific articles. Based on the Uniform Information Density hypothesis, which states… read more here.
Keywords: uniform information; information; information density; based uniform ... See more keywords