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#426 – Edward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs

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Central emmedding elimination

Subject-verb-object structure in verb-initial, subject-object-verb structure in verb-final. Subject tends to be first in sentences. There is a near equal distribution between the two structures globally. The two structures discussed are the most common in languages. Generalizations exist within and across languages, leading to fascinating observations. Simple explanations can often be found for such language structures.

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