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On the advantages of word frequency and contextual diversity measures extracted from subtitles: The case of Portuguese

Ana Paula SoaresHuman Cognition Lab, CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Minho, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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João MachadoHuman Cognition Lab, CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Minho, Portugal
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Ana CostaHuman Cognition Lab, CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Minho, Portugal
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Álvaro IriarteCentre for Humanistic Studies, University of Minho, Minho, Portugal
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Alberto SimõesCentre for Humanistic Studies, University of Minho, Minho, Portugal
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José João de AlmeidaComputer Science and Technology Center, University of Minho, Minho, Portugal
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Montserrat ComesañaHuman Cognition Lab, CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Minho, Portugal
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Manuel PereaERI-Lectura and Departamento de Metodología, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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Pages 680-696 | Received 10 Apr 2014, Accepted 10 Jun 2014, Published online: 07 Nov 2014

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