The Computer-Assisted Identification of Common Word Strings from the Text of Children's Books [electronic resource] / Carol J. Hopkins and Alden J. Moe.

The complete texts of 250 trade books for children in the primary grades were analyzed by computer in order to identify recurring two- and three-word strings. Of the 202,763-word sample that resulted, 89 two-word strings occurred 100 times or more, and only two three-word strings occurred more than...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Hopkins, Carol J.
Other Authors:	Moe, Alden J.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1978.
Subjects:	Beginning Reading. Books. Childrens Literature. Computers. Phrase Structure. Primary Education. Sight Vocabulary. Structural Analysis. Syntax. Word Frequency. Word Lists. Word Recognition.