Neat site Wordle lets one make bibliometric graphics with ease. Just input some text and it spits out a word cloud in which the size of each word is proportional to its textual frequency. As a diversion from our usual weighty themes and dreary symbolisms, I thought I’d plug in some of the oeuvre of the late, lamented Dr. Seuss and see what happens.
First, here’s Seuss’s masterwork The Cat in the Hat, with all 236 different words presented:
Neat! Now here’s The Cat in the Hat without common English words like “the” and “and:”
Here’s Fox in Socks:
And here’s Fox in Socks without common words:
Okay, here’s Green Eggs and Ham, all 50 different words:
And here’s Hop on Pop:
Finally, here’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, without common words:
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April 13, 2009 at 7:42 pm |
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