ABSTRACT Since its formulation, the Menzerath-Altmann law (MAL) has gone through continuing validation and development when applied to different languages or different language units. However, whether the MAL still holds true irrespective of spoken or written register remains a controversial issue. This article endeavours to re-examine the MAL by investigating the correlation between the length of English sentences (measured in the number of clauses) and their constituting clause length (measured in the number of words) in both academic spoken and written registers. It is observed that the MAL is valid in both registers. Further, the fitted parameter values of the MAL can serve as good predictors for register differentiation.

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Menzerath-Altmann法是否特定于某些登记簿中的某些语言？

摘要自制定以来，孟泽拉特-阿特曼法则（MAL）在应用于不同语言或不同语言单元时经历了持续的验证和发展。但是，无论口头或书面记录，MAL是否仍然成立仍然是一个有争议的问题。本文致力于通过研究英语口语和书面语录中英语句子的长度（以条款数量衡量）与其构成条款的长度（以单词数量衡量）之间的相关性，重新检查MAL。可以看出，MAL在两个寄存器中均有效。此外，MAL的拟合参数值可以用作寄存器区分的良好预测器。