[split] recurring word sequences

[MarcoP]

Interesting that there is so little repetition of three and four word sequences. Is it easy to run a test against a corpus of similar size? To give it a fair shot it shouldn't be something with fixed formulas like Homer or the Bible. And the language shouldn't be too analytic like modern English. For example "in the name of the" is a sequence of five, compared to Latin "in nomen", two. So my guess is that Latin prose may be a fair shot, though I'd still expect more repetition of sequences.

I suggest splitting the thread at post 33, so we can discuss the subject in its own place. This is something I recently discussed with Emma: I should be able to retrieve some comparisons.