Table 2.
Correlation coefficients (r) among the core lexicon lists and linguistic measures for Good Dog, Carl.
| Linguistic measure | Verbs | Nouns | Adjectives | Adverbs | Function words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coherence | .275 | .671* | −.059 | −.024 | .249 |
| Thematic units | .193 | .736* | .347 | −.084 | .192 |
| Information units | .073 | .354 | .020 | −.673* | .103 |
| Syntactic complexity | .556 | .330 | −.120 | −.512 | .722* |
| Lexical diversity | .281 | .299 | .072 | −.661* | .456 |
p < .05.