 Type-Token  ‘Alabama’: how many letters does this word have? If we count letter tokens, the answer is 7. If we count letter types, the answer could be 4 (‘a,’ ‘l,’ ‘b,’ ‘m’) or 5 (if we distinguish between capital and small letters). If you say “You are wrong” to me, and I say “You are wrong” to you, we have produced different tokens of the same type. Usually tokens are conceived as marks on paper, or sounds that travel through space.