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Andersen, Simone

Freedom of choice and the psychological interpretation of word frequencies

To what extent are word frequencies in texts manipulable by text producers? The expected word frequency is regarded as a conditioned probability. This allows showing that observed frequencies are only partly frequencies of choice. When comparing frequencies, confoundation with frequency of conditions, here called occasion, has to be avoided. The amount of free choice is discussed.

Glottometrics, RAM-Verlag

Volume: 2, 03/2002
Pages: 45-52

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