The way Vincent put words together was bizarre

The way Vincent put words together was bizarre.

• The way Vincent put words together was bizarre.
• However when his repeats and copying around were omitted, a clear word ordering preference appeared
• => he constructed many sentences according to a basic, but private, plan

=> Both the chimp and the child show that an optional word order can become a preferred order which later becomes a certain rule.

• => Both the chimp and the child show that an optional word order can become a preferred order which later becomes a certain rule.