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The essay examines the constant information rate in human speech and reframes linguistic diversity.

August 9, 2026Open Access

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The essay examines the constant information rate in human speech and reframes linguistic diversity.
Analyzes speech across seventeen languages from nine families and discusses various grammatical structures.
Explores mathematical aspects of grammar, including linear morphology and algorithmic syntax.
Compares human language systems to large language models.
Confirms that different languages maintain a near-constant information rate of about thirty-nine bits per second.
Linguistic diversity is shown to arise from a single constraint expressed in various valid forms.
Demonstrates that a large language model can fluently interpret language while lacking the human constraints of community and grammar.

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Essay explores linguistic diversity and information rates, suggesting unique solutions across languages.

Alexandru C. Stan (2026) studied this question.

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