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Download full textHopkins, Carol J.; Moe, Alden J. – 1978
The complete texts of 250 trade books for children in the primary grades were analyzed by computer in order to identify recurring two- and three-word strings. Of the 202,763-word sample that resulted, 89 two-word strings occurred 100 times or more, and only two three-word strings occurred more than 100 times. These frequencies represent,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Books, Childrens Literature, Computers
