Redundancy

The document discusses redundancy in language from multiple perspectives. It defines redundancy in grammar as features that are not necessary to identify linguistic units. In generative grammar, redundancy refers to language features that can be predicted based on other features. Common usage of redundancy refers to repetition of ideas or information within a phrase, clause, or sentence. The document provides examples of redundancy providing understanding even when parts of language are removed, due to the redundant nature of language. Redundancy can come from predictable spelling, grammar, or word order patterns that help anticipate the flow of language.