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At the origin of language structure
Science Daily ^ | 8/27/2015 | Sissa Medialab

Posted on 08/29/2015 10:29:43 AM PDT by JimSEA

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To: Bigg Red
Need more context, I suppose.

I used a web program to generate a random sentence that is grammatically correct but is actually nonsense to illustrate what you have pointed out. I think context has something to do with recognition of words. (And most of the time I don't even need a random nonsense generator program to generate nonsense!)

Cordially,

61 posted on 08/30/2015 9:04:28 PM PDT by Diamond (He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people,)
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Ah, I see.

As for nonsense production, I myself am often a random nonsense generator, especially when I get together with my favorite sister, who is another nonsense generator. Our cackling often leaves our husbands puzzled.


62 posted on 08/31/2015 12:08:46 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Let's put the ship of state on Cruz Control with Ted Cruz.)
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