frequency of person/number

[Kees Hengeveld]

Dear Fritz,
I can give you the facts for Dutch. The frequency dictionary shows
remarkable differences in the distribution of pronouns for the written and
oral varieties of Dutch. The facts are like this:

written




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[mailto:FUNKNET at LISTSERV.RICE.EDU]On Behalf Of Frederick Newmeyer
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Subject: frequency of person/number


I'm interested in knowing what the relative frequency is in conversation
(and possibly other genres) of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person forms (singular
and plural, pronominal or non-pronominal). Could somebody please tell me
where to look for an answer?

Thanks!

--fritz newmeyer