Word lengths are optimized for efficient communication (bibtex)

by Piantadosi, Steven T., Tily, H. and Gibson, E.

Reference:

Word lengths are optimized for efficient communication. Piantadosi, Steven T., Tily, H. and Gibson, E., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, National Acad Sciences, volume 108.

Bibtex Entry:

@article{piantadosi2011word,
  title = {Word lengths are optimized for efficient communication},
  author = {Piantadosi, Steven T. and Tily, H. and Gibson, E.},
  journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
  volume = {108},
  number = {9},
  pages = {3526},
  year = {2011},
  publisher = {National Acad Sciences},
  url = {http://colala.berkeley.edu/papers/PNAS-2011-Piantadosi-1012551108.pdf},
  mycategories = {lab,personal},
  tags={language, psycholinguistics, informationtheory},
  eli5={Word length is better explained by a word's predictability than its frequency.}
}