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Redundancy in natural human language is impossible
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REFUTED
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Is it true that redundancy in natural human language is impossible?
No. Multiple reference sources and linguistic studies confirm that redundancy is an inherent and necessary characteristic of natural human language, directly refuting the claim that it is impossible.
Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 7 against · Last checked
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Wikipedia: Pleonasm. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleonasm
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Wikipedia: Artificial intelligence. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence
Explicitly notes that redundancy is a common characteristic of all natural languages.
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Lasry, G. (2018). Book: A Methodology for the Cryptanalysis of Classical Ciphers with Search Metaheuristics. kassel university press GmbH. http://books.google.com/books?id=YI9NDwAAQBAJ&dq=Redundancy+in+natural+human+language+is+impossible&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api
States that the necessity of redundancy in human language is vital for error-correcting and preventing conversation failure.
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Battail, G. (2013). Book: Information and Life. Springer Science & Business Media. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=IsHEBAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api
Discusses information and redundancy in natural languages as an established phenomenon.
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University of California Press: Exact methods in linguistic research. (1963). University of California Press. https://archive.org/details/exactmethodsinli0000unse
Discusses information and redundancy in natural languages.
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Paducheva, O. A. R. F. I. M. E. (1963). University of California Press: Exact methods in linguistic research. University of California Press. https://archive.org/details/exactmethodsinli0000unse_h1n9
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author, A. O. S. (. S. (1963). University of California Press: Exact methods in linguistic research. University of California Press. https://archive.org/details/exactmethodsinli0000akhm
Examines redundancy in human language texts.
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Colin, C. (1957). Technology Press of Massachusetts Institute of Technology: On human communication : a review, a survey, and a criticism. Technology Press of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. https://archive.org/details/onhumancommunica0000cher_t7s7
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