Word length in Old Icelandic songs and prose texts*

Address correspondence to: K.‐H. Best, Im Siebigsfeld 17, D‐37115 Duderstadt, Germany.

Abstract

In this study, word length distributions are investigated in Old Icelandic songs and prose texts. Although Old Icelandic is separated from the other languages studied so far within the framework of the Göttingen word length project, the same model, viz. the hyper‐Poisson distribution, can successfully be fitted to the data.

Notes

Address correspondence to: K.‐H. Best, Im Siebigsfeld 17, D‐37115 Duderstadt, Germany.