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... words of classroom speeches , were the 6,000 different words spoken an equal number of times ? Not at all ; " the " occurred 16,000 times , while each of 2,000 words was said but 1 time . Only 3,000 words were used more than 2 times . Nine ...
... words of classroom speeches , were the 6,000 different words spoken an equal number of times ? Not at all ; " the " occurred 16,000 times , while each of 2,000 words was said but 1 time . Only 3,000 words were used more than 2 times . Nine ...
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... words in a manner that has relevance to all of us.1.2 You would agree with Shannon's reasoning that the summated probabilities of the words of a vocabulary could not exceed unity . He computed the rank of the word that , when added to all ...
... words in a manner that has relevance to all of us.1.2 You would agree with Shannon's reasoning that the summated probabilities of the words of a vocabulary could not exceed unity . He computed the rank of the word that , when added to all ...
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... word count . Some speech is directed to mass nationwide audiences . The most frequent words of a generalized word count would apply to this broad audience . Other speech is directed to local audience , individuals of similar interests ...
... word count . Some speech is directed to mass nationwide audiences . The most frequent words of a generalized word count would apply to this broad audience . Other speech is directed to local audience , individuals of similar interests ...
Contents
Preface Chapter 1 An Overview I | 1 |
The Mechanisms of Speech | 18 |
The Sound of Speech | 35 |
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Speech: Code, Meaning, and Communication John Wilson Black,Wilbur Erwin Moore No preview available - 1973 |
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