Length-frequency statistics for written English

A Mathematical Theory of Communication

Claude E. Shannon · Bell System Technical Journal · 1948 · 80.7K citations

Engineering, Communication, Electrical Engineering +11

The Psycho-Biology of Language

Miles A. Tinker, George Kingsley Zipf · The American Journal of Psychology · 1936 · 740 citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Psychology +9

<b>The Psycho-Biology of Language.</b> Pp. ix + 336 and 7 plates. By George K. Zipf. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1935.

Martin Joos · Language · 1936 · 732 citations · Full text

Language Studies, Linguistics, Morphology +9

Some Effects of Intermittent Silence

George A. Miller · The American Journal of Psychology · 1957 · 333 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +5

The structure of English

Charles C. Fries · MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) · 1952 · 320 citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics +8