A thousand pardons, as they say, but isn't the stated topic of this thread "Sequential word repetitions in the VMs"? So, can we stay with that?
Sequential word repetitions are (in other words) pairs. Specifically locating these examples in the VMs text might show that there are differences in the scribe or in the topic. Or perhaps not. There are plenty of options for such repetition in natural language, particularly if repetition is used for emphasis.
nablator said: Post #109
"How do you consider repetitions at distance 2 then? They are even more frequent than at distance 1."
If a vord is represented by 'A'. Then sequential repetition is 'A A' and 'A A A', etc. Are there any triplets in the VMs? Then 'distance 2' is going to introduce a second vord, 'B', to create a structure, 'A B A'. Such structures are found in natural language: 'again and again', 'time after time', 'drop by drop'.
Or it may be that 'A' is a conjunction, like and, or, then - as part of a text that might read: "(composed of x) AND B AND (y)". A summation of these examples would demonstrate the variations, locations and the repetitions of such structures and provide a comparative vocabulary. Are the vords used in the 'distance 2' examples the same / similar to those in the 'distance 1' examples or are they something clearly different.
What is the VMs vord for 'and'? Is there a VMs vord that would be frequent as the 'A' word in "AND B AND", that might also function as the 'B' word in "more AND more"?
Sequential word repetitions are (in other words) pairs. Specifically locating these examples in the VMs text might show that there are differences in the scribe or in the topic. Or perhaps not. There are plenty of options for such repetition in natural language, particularly if repetition is used for emphasis.
nablator said: Post #109
"How do you consider repetitions at distance 2 then? They are even more frequent than at distance 1."
If a vord is represented by 'A'. Then sequential repetition is 'A A' and 'A A A', etc. Are there any triplets in the VMs? Then 'distance 2' is going to introduce a second vord, 'B', to create a structure, 'A B A'. Such structures are found in natural language: 'again and again', 'time after time', 'drop by drop'.
Or it may be that 'A' is a conjunction, like and, or, then - as part of a text that might read: "(composed of x) AND B AND (y)". A summation of these examples would demonstrate the variations, locations and the repetitions of such structures and provide a comparative vocabulary. Are the vords used in the 'distance 2' examples the same / similar to those in the 'distance 1' examples or are they something clearly different.
What is the VMs vord for 'and'? Is there a VMs vord that would be frequent as the 'A' word in "AND B AND", that might also function as the 'B' word in "more AND more"?
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