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Peer reviewedFair, Charles M. – Language Sciences, 1989
Presents a conceptual model of certain processes that may underlie word selection. The model provides the basis of a mathematical expression that can calculate the total vocabulary available in English with an accuracy of 4.33 percent to 0.7 percent. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: English, Language Processing, Linguistic Theory, Mathematical Linguistics
