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Zipf’s Law of Abbreviation and the Principle of Least Effort, Language users optimise a miniature lexicon for efficient communication.

Kanwal, J., Smith, K., Culbertson, J., & Kirby, S. (2017). Zipf’s Law of Abbreviation and the Principle of Least Effort, Language users optimise a miniature lexicon for efficient communication.

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Journal article
Intellectual base
Primary research
Year
2017
DOI
10.1016/j.cognition.2017.05.001
DOI registrant
Elsevier
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2017.05.001

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  • Principle of Least Effort
    • It does not say that every person always finds a global minimum.

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