Use of Python in the analysis of lexical availability

Keywords: lexical availability, mathematical formula, lexical availability index, programming language, Python

Abstract

This paper describes the operationalization of López Chávez and Strassburger Frías' (2000) mathematical formula for lexical availability using the Python programming language. The methodology used is framed within a qualitative-explanatory approach of an illustrative nature, which allows us to observe how Python can be fully incorporated into lexical availability studies. Python significantly optimizes data processing, shortening the time required and facilitating analysis, as evidenced by the results.

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Author Biographies

Marco Antonio Pérez Durán, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí

Marco Antonio Pérez Durán holds a PhD in Linguistics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and is a professor of Language in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Faculty of Psychology at the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. He is a member of the National System of Researchers (I) and the Teacher Strengthening Program (PRODEP). His research has focused primarily on lexicology, with a focus on phraseology, taboo or high-sounding vocabulary, lexical availability, and lexical analysis for the school context.            
Alejandro César Rico Martínez, Tecnológico Superior de San Luis Potosí

Alejandro César Rico Martínez is a Computer Systems Engineer with a Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Veracruz. He has worked at the National Institute of Nuclear Research, assigned to the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant. He is currently head of the Computer Systems Engineering Division at the Instituto Tecnológico Superior de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí City.
Alejandra Haydee Moreno Sánchez, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí

Alejandra Haydee Moreno Sánchez, with an academic background in Food Engineering from the Autonomous Metropolitan University, Mexico City, and a Master's degree in Education from the Faculty of Psychology of the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí, works as a student teacher at a private school, applying pedagogical strategies to strengthen educational practice. Her main line of interest focuses on the research and development of methodologies for teaching mathematics with a focus on lexical availability within mathematical discourse in the classroom. She specializes in the design of innovative strategies that optimize the teaching-learning process based on the mathematical lexicon used in the educational context.
Published
2026-01-03
How to Cite
Pérez Durán, M. A., Rico MartínezA. C., & Moreno Sánchez, A. H. (2026). Use of Python in the analysis of lexical availability. Boletín de la Academia Peruana de la Lengua, (78), 235-260. Retrieved from https://revistas.apl.org.pe/index.php/boletinapl/article/view/1337
Issue
No 78 (2025): Julio - Diciembre
Section
Articles

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