Finding all verb stems

[Lulu]

Hello,

I would like to get a list of all the verb stems (including gerunds but excluding aux, mod, cop) used across multiple files. I'd also like the output (merged across files) to be directed to a separate file. After consulting this group earlier and reading the manual, I composed the following command (using the GUI and taking out aux etc manually):

freq +s"@|-v,|-part,r-*,o%" *.cha +u > verbstems.nohelpverbs

The output looked reasonable. But I'd really like to confirm with the experts here that I'm not doing it wrong.

Also, in response to my earlier post asking how to get all the verbs (my question wasn't very specific), Brian had given the following command:

freq +t%mor +s"v|*" *.cha +u

What does +t%mor do? Why do the +s parts look so different in the two commands (i.e., the use of @ and the reversed positions of v and |)?

Thanks a lot!

Best,

Lulu

[Leonid Spektor]

Lulu,

There are two different ways to look for words on %mor tier. The simplest and with very little control is the following method:

+t%mor: +s"v|*"

That method uses basic +s option format and can be used to search for any word on any tier, that is why you need the "+t%mor" option to specify which tier you want FREQ to look at. But it will not give you much control to search for any particular element(s) and exclude other elements of complex structures like the ones found on %mor: tier.

The second method is +s@ option format. It is designed for searches on %mor: tiers only. If you want quick help for +s@ option, then just type command "freq +s@" in Commands window and press return key.

Your FREQ command seems to be correct. If you do not want results broken down by each speaker, then you can add +o3 option.

Leonid.

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[Lulu]

Leonid,

Thanks so much!

Lulu