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lexical diversity: a standalone construct

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Applied linguistics

the range of different words a speaker or writer uses in a text, measured with indices that correct for text length.

In applied linguistics, lexical diversity refers to the range of different words a speaker or writer uses in a text, measured with indices that correct for text length. This meaning comes from McCarthy (2010) in Behavior Research Methods.[1]

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diversity3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs range4 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs text4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four fields

References

McCarthy, P. M., & Jarvis, S. (2010). MTLD, vocd-D, and HD-D: A validation study of sophisticated approaches to lexical diversity assessment. Behavior Research Methods, 42(2), 381-392. https://doi.org/10.3758/brm.42.2.381

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