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A web-based interface to calculate phonotactic probability for words and nonwords in English
Michael S Vitevitch1, Paul A Luce
1Spoken Language Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-7556, USA. mvitevit@ku.edu
Abstract:
Phonotactic probability refers to the frequency with which phonological segments and sequences of phonological segments occur in words in a given language. We describe one method of estimating phonotactic probabilities based on words in American English. These estimates of phonotactic probability have been used in a number of previous studies and are now being made available to other researchers via a Web-based interface. Instructions for using the interface, as well as details regarding how the measures were derived, are provided in the present article. The Phonotactic Probability Calculator can be accessed at http://www.people.ku.edu/-mvitevit/PhonoProbHome.html.
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