Summary
People often wonder if someone's vocabulary is limited or diverse, especially in politics. This study looks at how many different words appear in spoken political texts and finds that the growth of unique words follows certain patterns. The researchers explain this by dividing vocabulary into common words and specialized terms. Their model helps understand how vocabulary variety changes when speaking or writing more or less.
What this means in practice
- •For political speech analysts: Measure and compare vocabulary richness across speeches of varying lengths to assess communication strategies.
- •For media content editors: Use vocabulary growth models to tailor text length and vocabulary for clear political communication in multimedia content.
Authors
Dominique Labbe, Cyril Labbe, Jacques Savoy
Abstract
This study explores the vocabulary richness of oral political communication. A model explaining the lexicon growth is proposed by subdividing the whole vocabulary into terms generated by general and specialized glossaries.