25-07-2019, 09:31 PM
Thank you both for these replies.
I completely agree with Koen G's point about multi-word labels.
ReneZ, regarding the "297 : Loose words that are not apparently a label of anything drawn", is there a list of these with page numbers available somewhere? I am surprised by this high number. Does that include "titles"?
On the topic of labelese characteristics there is also MarcoP's post You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. with graphs that show the differences in both prefixes and suffixes for labels vs the main text in more detail.
He notes the following:
Prefixes:
[*]"qo-, sh-, ch- are less frequent in labels
[*]the o- prefix is more frequent in labels
[*]the y- prefix is more frequent in labels (but much less clearly so than o-)"
[*]Suffixes:
[*]"-ey,-in are less frequent in labels
[*]-ry, -ly, -sy are much more frequent in labels"
Are there any other characteristics?
I completely agree with Koen G's point about multi-word labels.
ReneZ, regarding the "297 : Loose words that are not apparently a label of anything drawn", is there a list of these with page numbers available somewhere? I am surprised by this high number. Does that include "titles"?
On the topic of labelese characteristics there is also MarcoP's post You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. with graphs that show the differences in both prefixes and suffixes for labels vs the main text in more detail.
He notes the following:
Prefixes:
[*]"qo-, sh-, ch- are less frequent in labels
[*]the o- prefix is more frequent in labels
[*]the y- prefix is more frequent in labels (but much less clearly so than o-)"
[*]Suffixes:
[*]"-ey,-in are less frequent in labels
[*]-ry, -ly, -sy are much more frequent in labels"
Are there any other characteristics?