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Word lengths are optimized for efficient communication

We demonstrate a substantial improvement on one of the most celebrated empirical laws in the study of language, Zipf's 75-y-old theory that word length is primarily determined by frequency of use. In accord with rational theories of communication, we show across 10 languages that average inform...

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Main Authors: Piantadosi, Steven T., Tily, Harry, Gibson, Edward
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: National Academy of Sciences 2011
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3048148/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21278332
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1012551108
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