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<p>It is shown that the mean morpheme length (measured in phonemes) decreases with the increasing length of word types (in morphemes) in Czech texts, i.e., these language units behave according to the Menzerath-Altmann law. The law is not valid in general for word tokens. Some hints towards an interpretation of parameters are presented.</p>
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It is shown that the mean morpheme length (measured in phonemes) decreases with the increasing length of word types (in morphemes) in Czech texts, i.e., these language units behave according to the Menzerath-Altmann law. The law is not valid in general for word tokens. Some hints towards an interpretation of parameters are presented.

The Menzerath-Altmann law as the relation between lengths of words and morphemes in Czech

Journal of Linguistics/Jazykovedný casopis

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It is shown that the mean morpheme length (measured in phonemes) decreases with the increasing length of word types (in morphemes) in Czech texts, i.e., these...

The Menzerath-Altmann law as the relation between lengths of words and morphemes in Czech

Published Online: Dec 30, 2021

Page range: 405 - 414

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2021-0037

Keywords
Menzerath-Altmann law, word, morpheme, phoneme, Czech

© 2021 Kateřina Pelegrinová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Menzerath-Altmann law as the relation between lengths of words and morphemes in Czech

Published Online: Dec 30, 2021

Page range: 405 - 414

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2021-0037

KeywordsMenzerath-Altmann law, word, morpheme, phoneme, Czech

© 2021 Kateřina Pelegrinová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Menzerath-Altmann law, word, morpheme, phoneme, Czech