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Cutting the Gordian Knot: The Moving-Average Type–Token Ratio (MATTR)

M. Covington, Joe D. McFall

2010.5.1Journal of Quantitative Linguistics

DOI: 10.1080/09296171003643098

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An algorithm for rapidly computing type–token ratio through a moving window that is independent of text length is presented, and it is demonstrated that this measurement can detect changes within a text as well as differences between texts.

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COVINGTON, M.; MCFALL, Joe D. Cutting the gordian knot: The moving-average type–token ratio (MATTR). Journal of Quantitative Linguistics, 2010, 17: 100–94.