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The present book finds and collects absolutely new aspects of word frequency. First, eminent characteristics (such as the h-point, first used in scientometrics, the k-, m-, and n-points) are introduced - it can be shown that the geometry of word frequency is fundamentally based on them. Furthermore, various indicators of text properties are proposed for the first time, such as thematic concentration, autosemantic text compactness, autosemantic density, etc. In detail, the autosemantic structure of a given text is evaluated by means of a graph representation and its properties (according to a problem from network research). Special emphasis is given to the part-of-speech differentiation, which plays a significant role in stylistics. On the basis of a general theory, which has been developed especially for linguistic research, problems of the frequency structure of texts with respect to word occurrence are investigated and discussed in detail. Methodologically, specific reference is made to synergetic linguistics, including some exemplary analyses, showing that there are points of contact with this field. A separate chapter is dedicated to within-sentence word position; this issue considers grammar as well as language genesis; another chapter is dedicated to the type-token ratio, discussing all established methods and their relevance for word frequency analysis. All methods presented in the book are statistically tested; to this end, some new tests have been developed. All procedures and calculations are conducted for 20 languages, ranging from Polynesia, Indonesia, India, and Europe to a North American Indian language. The broad distribution of the data and texts from all genres allows generalizations with respect to language typology.

Language and languages --- Linguistics. --- Linguistic science --- Science of language --- Frequency counts of words --- Frequency word lists --- Word counts --- Word frequency --- Frequency (Linguistics) --- Linguistics --- Vocabulary --- Word frequency. --- Statistical methods --- Mathematical linguistics --- Linguistic Data. --- Statistic Analysis. --- Text Structure. --- Typology.

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The volume contains a collection of studies on how the analysis of corpus and psycholinguistic data reveal how linguistic knowledge is affected by the frequency of linguistic elements/stimuli. The studies explore a wide range of phenomena , from phonological reduction processes and palatalization to morphological productivity, diachronic change, adjective preposition constructions, auxiliary omission, and multi-word units. The languages studied are Spanish and artificial languages, Russian, Dutch, and English. The sister volume focuses on language representation.

Psycholinguistics --- Frequency (Linguistics) --- Language acquisition. --- Psycholinguistics. --- Fréquence des mots --- Langage --- Psycholinguistique --- Acquisition --- Frequency (Linguistics). --- Fréquence des mots --- Language, Psychology of --- Language and languages --- Psychology of language --- Speech --- Acquisition of language --- Developmental linguistics --- Developmental psycholinguistics --- Language development in children --- Psycholinguistics, Developmental --- Frequency of occurrence (Linguistics) --- Psychological aspects --- Psychology --- Linguistics --- Thought and thinking --- Interpersonal communication in children --- Linguistic analysis (Linguistics) --- Language acquisition --- Cognitive Linguistics. --- Corpus Linguistics. --- Frequency.

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A mainstay of functional linguistics has been the claim that linguistic elements and patterns that are frequently used in discourse become conventionalized as grammar. This book addresses the two issues that are basic to this claim: first, the question of what types of elements are frequently used in discourse and second, the question of how frequency of use affects cognitive representations. Reporting on evidence from natural conversation, diachronic change, variability, child language acquisition and psycholinguistic experimentation the original articles in this book support two major principles. First, the content of people's interactions consists of a preponderance of subjective, evaluative statements, dominated by the use of pronouns, copulas and intransitive clauses. Second, the frequency with which certain items and strings of items are used has a profound influence on the way language is broken up into chunks in memory storage, the way such chunks are related to other stored material and the ease with which they are accessed to produce new utterances.

Grammar --- Frequence des mots --- Grammaire comparee et generale. --- Frequentie ( linguïstiek ). --- Taaltypologie. --- Vergelijkende en algemene grammatica. --- Frequency (Linguistics) --- Frequentie (Taalwetenschap) --- Fréquence (Linguistique) --- Grammaire comparée et générale --- Grammaire générale --- Grammaire générale et comparée --- Grammaire philosophique --- Grammaire universelle --- Grammar [Comparative and general ] --- Spraakkunst [Vergelijkende en algemene ] --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- Philology & Linguistics --- Languages & Literatures --- Comparative grammar --- Grammar, Philosophical --- Grammar, Universal --- Language and languages --- Philosophical grammar --- Linguistics --- Philology --- Frequency of occurrence (Linguistics) --- Linguistic analysis (Linguistics) --- Grammar, Comparative --- Grammar, Comparative and general. --- Linguistics. --- Acqui 2006