Abstract
In Section 1 three utilizations of vocabulary counts were summarized: structuring the vocabulary of schoolbooks, building efficiency into a system of shorthand, and engineering a telephone circuit to fit the spectra of speech. Subsequent interests lay primarily in matters of speech perception and the statistics of language.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1985 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Black, J.W., Stratton, C.S., Nichols, A.C., Chavez, M.A. (1985). An Application of a Vocabulary Tally. In: The Use of Words in Context. Cognition and Language. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0533-8_5
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0533-8_5
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4899-0535-2
Online ISBN: 978-1-4899-0533-8
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive