title: HelexKids: A word frequency database for Greek and Cypriot primary school children.
abstract: In this article, we introduce HelexKids, an online written-word database for Greek-speaking children in primary education (Grades 1 to 6). The database is organized on a grade-by-grade basis, and on a cumulative basis by combining Grade 1 with Grades 2 to 6. It provides values for Zipf, frequency per million, dispersion, estimated word frequency per million, standard word frequency, contextual diversity, orthographic Levenshtein distance, and lemma frequency. These values are derived from 116 textbooks used in primary education in Greece and Cyprus, producing a total of 68,692 different word types. HelexKids was developed to assist researchers in studying language development, educators in selecting age-appropriate items for teaching, as well as writers and authors of educational books for Greek/Cypriot children. The database is open access and can be searched online at www.helexkids.org .
authors.affiliation: Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Dundee, Nethergate, DD1 4HN, Dundee, UK. arterzopoulos@dundee.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Aris R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Terzopoulos
authors.affiliation: Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Dundee, Nethergate, DD1 4HN, Dundee, UK.
authors.forename: Lynne G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.affiliation: , Dundee, UK.
authors.forename: Mark A J
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, UK.|Department of Psychology and Human Development, Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Georgia Z
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Niolaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Human Development, Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Jackie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Masterson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D007804:Language Development; D008297:Male; D011578:Psycholinguistics / Q000592:standards*; D012574:Schools
keywords: Children; Contextual diversity; Frequency; Greek language; Word database
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