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AD775922

Publication Date	1973
Personal Author	DeRocher, J. E.; Miron, M. S.; Patten, S. M.; Pratt, C. C.
Page Count	299
Abstract	As part of a continuing project of language analysis, SURC presents an essay on the nature and history of frequency counts. The first section deals with the history of such counts and traces them from Early Hellenic times to the present. Section Two is an analysis of techniques used and describes the capabilities and limitations of frequency counts taken in both the English and foreign languages. Section Three is an analysis of the statistical lawfulness of vocabulary distributions and presents a comparison and evaluation of the theoretical models to describe vocabulary distributions. Section Four is an annotated bibliograpy used with an author index provided. (Author)
Keywords	Words(Language) Vocabulary Language Computational linguistics Counting methods Semantics Bibliographies
Source Agency	Invalid Source Agency Code
NTIS Subject Category	92D - Education, Law, & Humanities
Corporate Authors	Syracuse Univ Research Corp N Y
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Special rept. 1 Jul 72-15 May 73.
NTIS Issue Number	197410
Contract Number	DAAG05-72-C-0574

The Counting of Words: A Review of the History, Techniques and Theory of Word Counts with Annotated Bibliography.

The Counting of Words: A Review of the History, Techniques and Theory of Word Counts with Annotated Bibliography.
AD775922

Publication Date	1973
Personal Author	DeRocher, J. E.; Miron, M. S.; Patten, S. M.; Pratt, C. C.
Page Count	299
Abstract	As part of a continuing project of language analysis, SURC presents an essay on the nature and history of frequency counts. The first section deals with the history of such counts and traces them from Early Hellenic times to the present. Section Two is an analysis of techniques used and describes the capabilities and limitations of frequency counts taken in both the English and foreign languages. Section Three is an analysis of the statistical lawfulness of vocabulary distributions and presents a comparison and evaluation of the theoretical models to describe vocabulary distributions. Section Four is an annotated bibliograpy used with an author index provided. (Author)
Keywords	Words(Language) Vocabulary Language Computational linguistics Counting methods Semantics Bibliographies
Source Agency	Invalid Source Agency Code
NTIS Subject Category	92D - Education, Law, & Humanities
Corporate Authors	Syracuse Univ Research Corp N Y
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Special rept. 1 Jul 72-15 May 73.
NTIS Issue Number	197410
Contract Number	DAAG05-72-C-0574