"Once you've mastered it, a complex language might offer more options to express yourself, which can make it easier to convey the same idea using fewer symbols. This is relevant, because we also show that this trade-off is shaped by the social environments in which languages are used, with larger communities tending to use more complex but more efficient languages."

So one could speculate that in large societies, institutionalized education might enable greater linguistic complexity by providing systematic and formalized language learning, which supports the acquisition and use of intricate linguistic structures. At the same time, the importance of written communication in larger societies may create pressure for shorter messages to reduce costs for production, storage, and transmission—such as book paper, storage space, or bandwidth.

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Study finds complex languages may be more efficient for communication How do languages balance the richness of their structures with the need for efficient communication? languages that are computationally harder to process compensate for this increased…

"Once you've mastered it, a complex language might offer more options to express yourself, which can make it easier to convey the same idea using fewer symbols. This is relevant, because we also show that this trade-off is shaped by the social environments in which languages are used, with larger communities tending to use more complex but more efficient languages."

So one could speculate that in large societies, institutionalized education might enable greater linguistic complexity by providing systematic and formalized language learning, which supports the acquisition and use of intricate linguistic structures. At the same time, the importance of written communication in larger societies may create pressure for shorter messages to reduce costs for production, storage, and transmission—such as book paper, storage space, or bandwidth.

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