Table 1.
Number of all Words and Number of Words in Word-categories per Texts
| Number of words | Descriptive Text | Enactive Text | Chi-square test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis text-pair | |||
| All | 1181 | 1227 | |
| Verbs | 183 | 240 | ** |
| Nouns | 209 | 197 | n.s. |
| Adjectives | 107 | 87 | n.s. |
| French text-pair | |||
| All | 1274 | 1373 | |
| Verbs | 147 | 265 | *** |
| Nouns | 374 | 219 | *** |
| Adjectives | 195 | 99 | *** |
Note. The fourth column shows whether there was a significant difference in the frequency of word categories per text within each text-pair
n.s.: not significant. ** p<0.01. ***p<0.001.