Open AccessDifferent languages, similar encoding efficiency: Comparable information rates across the human communicative niche
Author(s) -
Christophe Coupé,
Yoon Mi Oh,
Dan Dediu,
François Pellegrino
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
science advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.928
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 2375-2548
DOI - 10.1126/sciadv.aaw2594
Subject(s) - encoding (memory) , niche , computer science , niche construction , biology , evolutionary biology , artificial intelligence , ecology
Human languages encode similar average information rates (~39 bits/s) despite their remarkable differences.
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