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COINCIDENTAL VARIATION AS A SOURCE OF CONFUSION IN THE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF RATE.

Authors :
Clevenger Jr., Theodore
Clark, Margaret Leitner
Source :
Language & Speech. Jul-Sep63, Vol. 6 Issue 3, p144-150. 7p.
Publication Year :
1963

Abstract

Rate is one of the most broadly useful concepts in mathematics, expressing the relationship between two variables in terms of an artificial unit. Rate can be defined as the average number of units of one variable per unit of another. Rate of speaking is not essentially different from other applications of the concept. The greater difficulties it presents are due in part to the difficulty of selecting an appropriate unit for analysis and in part to the complexity of the variables of which it is composed, since many of these variables are analyzable into other units with complex interrelationships. The present paper concentrates on the relations among rate variables and their consequences for research design and interpretation. Many studies have measured rate in words or syllables per minute. The procedure involves a count of the number of words or syllables in a given utterance, divided by the length of time consumed.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00238309
Volume :
6
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Language & Speech
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
14095743
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/002383096300600303