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Bigram and trigram frequencies and versatilities in the English language

Behavior Research MethodsPublished 1 September 1979Open access
Robert L. Solso, Paul F. Barbuto, Connie Juel
Citations52
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score2.46
SNIP3.13
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A comprehensive count of bigram and trigram frequencies and versatilities was tabulated for words recorded by Kučera and Francis, finding 577 different bigrams and 6,140 different trigrams.

Abstract

A comprehensive count of bigram and trigram frequencies and versatilities was tabulated for words recorded by Kučera and Francis. Totals of 577 different bigrams and 6,140 different trigrams were found. Their frequencies of occurrence and the number of different words in which they appeared are reported in this article.

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