Statistical Structure of Press Information Lexis (Based on the Example of News from the 1960s and Present Day)

Dorota Lewandowska

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This article compares two samples of press information texts, one from the 1960s and the other from the turn of the century. It analyses vocabulary frequency, its concentration, richness, originality and stereotypes. Compared was also data on the frequency of words within different grammar classes. Based on the research, it can be concluded that the language used in press articles has not considerably changed over time. The only differences noted were in the proportions of inflection classes making up lexis resources of the two samples.

KEYWORDS

press information, frequency and classification of words, concentration, richness, originality, vocabulary stereotypes