I am trying to find support to win a weird argument. I'm looking for any kind of study that shows how many different words are used in a piece of literature.
2006-06-07 06:56:53 · 6 answers · asked by distracteddave 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I really don't know, and have no desire to count, but that's the type of thing people graduate college on. Go down to your local University's Library, and I guarantee some English Major did a last minute thesis. Just check through the abstracts, and you should be able to find that pretty quickly.
2006-06-07 07:01:45 · answer #1 · answered by Beardog 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not sure if there is any study, but a lot will depend on the exact nature of the document. Could be as few as 150 or so or as many as 500-600.
2006-06-07 14:02:14 · answer #2 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it depends on the author. If it was me( not even an author) you would find the same words over and over again, cause my vocabulary is limited..If the author trying to show off, he'll use lots of new words, but if he is simple he'll use simple words and basically use the same words througout the document.
2006-06-07 14:02:47 · answer #3 · answered by trobop 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should be about 650-750
2006-06-07 14:00:59 · answer #4 · answered by Ajescent 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
type an essay and count the words.
2006-06-07 13:59:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1,000
2006-06-07 13:59:45 · answer #6 · answered by 4 strings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋