Human Behaviour and the Principle of Least Effort
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9703718 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P Sargant Florence (University of Birmingham, corresponding author), G K Zipf |
| Year | 1950 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 240 |
| Pages | 808 |
| Publication date | 1950-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2226729 |
| OpenAlex | W4248343126 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 109 |
Journal Article Human Behaviour and the Principle of Least Effort Get access Human Behaviour and the Principle of Least Effort. By G. K. Zipf. (Cambridge, Mass.: Addison-Wesley Press, 1949. Pp. x + 573. $6.50.) P. Sargant Florence P. Sargant Florence University of Birmingham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 60, Issue 240, 1 December 1950, Pages 808–810, https://doi.org/10.2307/2226729 Published: 01 December 1950
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The Quantitative Analysis of Mobility
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How Efficiency Shapes Human Language
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Temporal Patterns of Happiness and Information in a Global Social Network
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Zipf's Law for cities
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Human language reveals a universal positivity bias
Lexical Bundles in Students' Argumentative Essays
La monosemia nel lessico di alta frequenza
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Contextual Metrics a Mathematical Definition for a Comprehensive Approach of Geographical Distances
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Network-entropy-based morphological polycentricity in 1851-1881 England and Wales
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Communicative pressures influence the use of adverbs as well as adjectives
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Complex Networks of Words in Fables
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Biosystems theory and empirical aesthetics
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Information sans Interpretation dans la Description des Langues Reelles
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The semantic and pragmatic underpinnings of grammaticalization paths
Econophysics for philosophers
Size structure of urban agglomerations in China
Exploratory analysis of Zipf’s universal power law in activity schedules
Scaling the living space
La ley de Zipf y el punto de transición de Goffman en la indización automática
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| Unique citing works | 109 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,63 |
| Citation span | 1959 - 2025 (67) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 97 |