On Word-Length and Dictionary Size

Authors

John Henrick

Abstract

It has long been known that the larger the dictionary, the longer the words that are contained in it. In an attempt to quantify this observation, I collected data from word lists based on several American and English dictionaries.

Recommended Citation

Henrick, John (2008) "On Word-Length and Dictionary Size," Word Ways: Vol. 41 : Iss. 4 , Article 8.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol41/iss4/8