G.K. Zipf's conception of language as an early prototype of synergetic linguistics

Journal of Quantitative Linguistics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 78-84

  Prün, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

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EID: 34248768264     PISSN: 09296174     EISSN: 17445035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jqul.6.1.78.4147     Document Type: Article

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