The idea that language users tend to put older concepts earlier in an utterance than new concepts is called __________.
A)asymmetric binding
B)the given-new strategy
C)temporal consistency
D)into question

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The given-new strategy refers to the tendency for speakers of a language to present information in an order that puts concepts that the listener is already aware of first in the sentence (given information), and then new information follows (new information). This helps to make the discourse more coherent and easier to comprehend.

The Idea That Language Users Tend to Put Older Concepts