[Lingtyp] Two types of frequency

[Siva Kalyan]

Hi Ian,

The second one is definitely token frequency. The first one is analogous to type frequency for morphological processes (or constructions), but the term doesn’t quite fit. I think “lexical frequency (of a phoneme)” should convey the idea.

Siva

> On 23 Jan 2024, at 7:59 pm, Ian Joo <ian_joo at nucba.ac.jp> wrote:
> 
> Dear typologists,
> 
> What are the terms for the following two types of frequency:
> 
> 1. The frequency in which a phoneme appears in the lexemes of a lect's vocabulary (i.e. how many lexemes have this phoneme)
> 
> 2. The frequency in which a phoneme appears within the utterance of the lect's user (i.e. how often does this phoneme occur in a given person's use of this lect)
> 
> Googling and ChatGPT have failed me. I would appreciate it if you could let me know whether there are terms for these two types of frequency.
> 
> Regards,
> Ian
> 
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