In support of Zipf's law postulating an inverse relationship between the length of a verbal expression and its frequency of usage, the length of synonyms for sexual intercourse contributed by college undergraduates was negatively related to the number of students suggesting them.
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TerryR. L. (1983) A connotative analysis of synonyms forsexual intercourse. Maledicta, 7, 237–253.
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ZipfG. K. (1935) The psycho-biology of language. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
