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The Psycho-Biology of Language - (Mit Press) by George K Zipf (Paperback)

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An investigation of speech as a form of behavior, examined in the manner of the exact sciences by the direct application of statistical principles to the objective speech-phenomena.The findings of an extensive investigation of the stream of speech which is viewed as but a series of communicative gestures, presented in such a manner that they will be readily available not only to the professional linguist, but to any serious reader interested in linguistic phenomena.
Author(s): George K Zipf
336 Pages
Language + Art + Disciplines, Communication Studies
Series Name: Mit Press

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An investigation of speech as a form of behavior, examined in the manner of the exact sciences by the direct application of statistical principles to the objective speech-phenomena.

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An investigation of speech as a form of behavior, examined in the manner of the exact sciences by the direct application of statistical principles to the objective speech-phenomena.

The findings of an extensive investigation of the stream of speech which is viewed as but a series of communicative gestures, presented in such a manner that they will be readily available not only to the professional linguist, but to any serious reader interested in linguistic phenomena. The author provides evidence for example, that the length of a word, far from being a random matter, is closely related to the frequency of its usage--the greater the frequency, the shorter the word. It can furthermore be shown that either from speech-sounds, or from roots and affixes, or from words or phrases, that the more complex any speech-element is phonetically, the less frequently it occurs.All the author's evidence points quite conclusively to the existence of a fundamental condition of equilibrium between the form and function of speech-habits, or speech-patterns in any language.

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Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)

Weight: .85 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 336

Genre: Language + Art + Disciplines

Sub-Genre: Communication Studies

Series Title: Mit Press

Publisher: MIT Press

Format: Paperback

Author: George K Zipf

Language: English

Street Date: August 15, 1965

TCIN: 1003134724

UPC: 9780262740029

Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-4713

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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