23-11-2019, 10:25 PM
(23-11-2019, 03:48 PM)Davidsch wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.So, I think it seems fair, to conclude that it's currently impossible to reach a consensus based on what we see on sh_/ch_ and what we can count in the VMS.
Your statement surprises me. Where did you see any disagreement concerning what we see on 'ch'/'sh' or how we can count instances of 'ch'/'sh'?
For instance Currier wrote:
"Herbal Section contains both Language 'A' and 'B'. The principal differences between the two 'languages' in this Section are:
(a) Final 'dy' is very high in Language 'B'; almost non-existent in Language 'A'.
(b) The symbol groups 'chol' and 'chor' are very high in 'A' and often occur repeated; low in 'B'
..." (Currier 1976).
With other words Currier concluded that there is a positive correlation between 'chol' and 'chor'. As far as I can see everybody agrees to Curriers observations.
It is possible to add some more detailed observations. For instance that on pages frequently using 'chol'/'chor' also 'shol'/'shor' are frequently used or that the four most frequently used word types starting with 'ch' or 'sh' in the Stars section are <chedy>, <chey>,<shedy>, and <shey> (see You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.). As far as I can see nobody argues that this observations are wrong. On the contrary, Renés statement was "the average fraction of chedy / Shedy in the different B-language sections is not the same. This was already known of course ..." (see You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.) and Nicks statement was "It's well known that chor (and shor to a large extent) are much more common in A pages than B pages" (see You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.).