In:Measuring Native-Speaker Vocabulary Size
I.S.P. Nation and Averil Coxhead
[Not in series 233] 2021
► pp. 19–34
Chapter 3Dictionary-based studies of vocabulary size
Published online: 11 February 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.233.c3
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.233.c3
Article outline
- Thorndike’s review (1924)
- Later reviews (1930s to 1960s)
- Procedures for drawing a representative sample from a dictionary
- Examples of the effects of not applying the steps
- An example of applying the steps
