Information Theory and Linearization Patterns of English Phrasal Prepositional Verbs
Michael Collins · 2007
• This makes sense if we make the reasonable assumption that communication operates within a noisy channel. If a single linguistic item carrying a massive amount of information is somehow lost, then the message becomes very difficult to comprehend. If all items are weighted relatively equally, however, then it is possible to piece the message back together even if there are errors in transmission or reception.