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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Mem Lang. 2017 Jul 14;97:1–16. doi: 10.1016/j.jml.2017.07.003
adjective noun log2 adjective
frequency
log2 noun
frequency
log2 phrase
frequency
imageability compositionality
effective treatment 10.22 10.61 2.32 4.31 4.38
impossible dream 10.01 10.55 2.32 3.90 3.93
open relationship 10.92 11.80 2.32 4.48 3.38
poor credit 10.74 11.21 2.32 4.00 3.38
sad truth 10.36 11.67 2.32 4.39 3.83
serious nature 11.94 10.33 2.32 3.68 2.52
similar incident 10.61 10.19 2.32 4.00 4.07
fair deal 10.46 11.95 2.58 4.07 4.14
funny feeling 11.21 10.23 2.58 4.21 2.54
heavy heart 10.18 11.92 2.58 4.21 2.31
major bank 11.89 10.95 2.58 3.89 3.15
physical violence 10.31 11.34 2.58 4.55 4.38
British actor 10.55 10.65 2.81 4.24 4.38
necessary step 10.15 10.39 2.81 4.14 3.83
normal behavior 10.76 10.54 2.81 4.24 4.07
positive test 10.75 10.65 2.81 3.90 3.14
safe space 10.96 11.08 2.81 4.07 4.14
successful mission 10.71 10.92 2.81 4.00 4.28
violent weather 10.01 11.16 2.81 4.52 4.00
actual cost 10.16 10.77 3 4.28 3.31
available flight 10.64 10.59 3 4.31 4.28
easy solution 11.05 10.26 3 4.31 4.31
fresh blood 10.68 11.29 3 4.21 3.28
Iraqi freedom 10.97 10.6 3 3.57 2.68
quick action 10.9 11.29 3 3.97 3.97
senior officer 11.06 10.81 3 4.14 3.17
white neighborhood 11.69 10.34 3 4.38 2.97
international agreement 11.62 10.35 3.17 3.86 4.00
full picture 11.59 11.64 3.32 4.55 2.43
likely suspect 10.8 10.05 3.32 4.38 3.41
lucky break 10.17 11.64 3.32 3.93 2.86
strong opinion 11.85 10.98 3.32 4.28 3.79
terrible accident 10.87 10.6 3.32 4.59 3.97
clear winner 11.55 10.08 3.46 4.00 2.79
current governor 10.82 11.81 3.46 4.34 4.24
fine art 11.35 10.01 3.46 4.04 2.54
military background 11.84 10.04 3.46 4.17 3.14
super model 10.41 10.29 3.46 4.69 2.28
emotional response 10.35 11 3.58 4.31 4.17
horrible mistake 10.13 10.67 3.58 4.48 4.28
sexual act 10.56 10.9 3.58 4.28 4.55
short film 10.98 11.50 3.58 4.45 4.31
commercial success 10.38 10.79 3.7 4.07 2.76
global recession 10.89 10.27 3.7 4.00 4.14
healthy weight 10.35 10.61 3.81 4.41 3.83
guilty pleasure 11.19 10.36 4 4.24 3.10
innocent victim 10.04 10.63 4.17 4.24 4.28
extraordinary amount 10.19 11.3 4.39 3.97 4.00
personal choice 11.55 11.16 4.39 4.14 4.03
independent investigation 10.15 11.74 4.58 3.83 3.72
beautiful song 11.86 11.33 4.64 4.29 4.41
significant progress 10.87 10.45 4.75 4.21 4.00
amazing experience 11.57 11.61 4.81 4.28 4.48
correct answer 10.22 11.47 4.81 4.59 4.59
enormous pressure 10.15 11.21 4.81 4.21 3.48
powerful message 10.73 11.84 4.81 4.21 4.17
private plane 11.51 11.19 4.91 4.69 4.31
single parent 11.57 10.07 5.17 4.69 3.86
close attention 10.91 11.71 5.25 4.28 2.36
main course 10.58 10.88 5.46 4.59 2.59
recent study 11.09 10.72 5.58 4.28 4.14
tough love 11.89 11.72 5.61 4.00 3.52
early age 11.72 11.62 5.7 4.59 3.45
low income 10.1 10.61 5.91 4.48 4.00
social network 11.61 10.88 5.95 4.41 2.93
supreme leader 10.93 11.5 6.07 4.28 3.76
hot seat 11.14 10.69 6.25 3.86 1.86
critical condition 10.67 10.03 6.3 4.34 4.10
wrong direction 10.98 10.65 6.8 4.41 4.28
popular vote 10.82 11.43 6.88 4.24 2.97
regular basis 10.29 10.06 6.89 4.21 3.10
common ground 10.80 11.64 7.3 4.07 2.29