Margaretta Novak
Biographic Data
| ID | 6212683 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margaretta Novak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margaretta |
| FAMILY NAME | Novak |
| SIGNATURE | NOVAK M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cornell University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Frequencies of Latinate and Germanic words in English as determinants of formality
Formality‐informality is an often cited descriptive dimension of language. The purpose of this study was to discover some properties of the formal lexicon in English. Subjects listened to five sets of utterances, each containing six interrelated items, and for each item chose a probable listener. The items were composed predominantly either of Latinate or of Germanic words, and of high and low frequency words within each etymology. Also, in each …
Frequencies of Latinate and Germanic words in English as determinants of formality
Formality‐informality is an often cited descriptive dimension of language. The purpose of this study was to discover some properties of the formal lexicon in English. Subjects listened to five sets of utterances, each containing six interrelated items, and for each item chose a probable listener. The items were composed predominantly either of Latinate or of Germanic words, and of high and low frequency words within each etymology. Also, in each …
Frequencies of Latinate and Germanic words in English as determinants of formality
Formality‐informality is an often cited descriptive dimension of language. The purpose of this study was to discover some properties of the formal lexicon in English. Subjects listened to five sets of utterances, each containing six interrelated items, and for each item chose a probable listener. The items were composed predominantly either of Latinate or of Germanic words, and of high and low frequency words within each etymology. Also, in each …
Computer Science (1 work) · Formality (1 work) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (1 work) · Lexicon (1 work) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (1 work) · Linguistics (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work) · Psychology (1 work) · Slang (1 work)