Talk:Word frequency: Difference between revisions

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==task clarification==

I assume we are to code programs to handle the general case, not just the file to be used as a test case.

I assume we are to code programs to handle the general case, not just the file specified/mandated to be used as a test case.

What is a "word"?

What letters can be included in a word?

<br>There are a lot of French accented letters in the prescribed text, but are we to be limited to   ''just''   the French accented letters?

<br>German?     Czech?     Which dialects of Greek?     Logographic kanji?     Kana?

What other characters can be included in a word?

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What about split words across lines   (if there are possi-

<br>~~ble~~ ~~if any~~)?

<br>bly present)?

Are words that contain an apostrophe to be included   (such as '''let'''''''s''')?

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Should we also use the prologue and epilogue of the   ''Project Gutenberg''   along with the book's text?

Wouldn't it be a lot simpler to have a simple (and complete) text file to download   [with no (de-)assembly or ~~editing~~ required]?

Wouldn't it be a lot simpler to have a simple (and complete) text file to download   [with no (de-)assembly, editing, or text massaging required]?

-- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 03:08, 16 August 2017 (UTC)