Communication
Medium |
Rank of
Median Word |
Rare Words
per 1000 |
| Children's Books |
627 |
30.9 |
| Comic Books |
867 |
53.5 |
| Adult Books |
1058 |
52.7 |
| Popular Magazines |
1399 |
65.7 |
| Newspapers |
1690 |
68.3 |
| Scientific Articles |
4389 |
128.0 |
| Mr. Rogers/Sesame Street |
413 |
2.0 |
| Prime Time TV |
490 |
22.7 |
| Cartoon Shows |
598 |
30.8 |
| Expert Witness |
1008 |
28.4 |
| College Graduate |
496 |
17.3 |
| Frequency Ranking of 86,741word forms where the word the ranks #1 in usage, pass ranks #1,000, vibrate ranks #5,000, shrimp ranks #9,000, and amplifier ranks #16,000. |
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Source: adapted from Anderson, Watson, and Fielding, 1998. |
