A mathematical method using swap distance in permutohedrons shows crosslinguistic gestures achieve at least 77% optimality, unlikely by chance, and unifies linguistic principles under optimal assignment.
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How to measure the optimality of word or gesture order with respect to the principle of swap distance minimization
A mathematical method using swap distance in permutohedrons shows crosslinguistic gestures achieve at least 77% optimality, unlikely by chance, and unifies linguistic principles under optimal assignment.