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Statistical patterns of word frequency suggesting the probabilistic nature of human languages
Traditional linguistic theories have largely regard language as a formal system composed of rigid rules.
Zipf's law in 50 languages: its structural pattern, linguistic interpretation, and cognitive motivation
A computer simulation based on the dual-process theory yields Zipf's law with the same structural pattern, suggesting that Zipf's law of natural languages are motivated by common cognitive mechanisms.
Dependency length minimization: Puzzles and Promises
In the recent issue of PNAS, Futrell et al. claims that their study of 37 languages gives the first large scale cross-language evidence for Dependency Length Minimization, which is an overstatement that ignores similar previous researches.
The influence of Chunking on Dependency Crossing and Distance
These results suggest that chunking may play a vital role in the minimization of dependency distance, and a somewhat contributing role in the rarity of dependency crossing.
