07-02-2018, 02:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-02-2018, 08:39 AM by MarcoP.
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In this text, word initial 'r' is much more frequent than in the VMS (6.4% vs 1.5%): as a consequence, -r.r- is expected to be the most frequent end-start repetition. The actual count is identical to the expected count (114).
The other repetitions fluctuate slightly above and below the expected counts, but, contrary to what can be observed in the manuscript, there is no clear avoidance of end-start repetition.
In this text, word initial 'r' is much more frequent than in the VMS (6.4% vs 1.5%): as a consequence, -r.r- is expected to be the most frequent end-start repetition. The actual count is identical to the expected count (114).
The other repetitions fluctuate slightly above and below the expected counts, but, contrary to what can be observed in the manuscript, there is no clear avoidance of end-start repetition.

