Tag Frequencies

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The Tag Frequencies page lets you view, filter, and visualize how often different linguistic tags appear in your corpus. You can also download the results for further analysis.

What You Can Do

  • Generate a tag frequency table for your loaded corpus
  • Choose between Parts-of-Speech (POS) tags or DocuScope tags
  • Filter the table to focus on specific tags
  • View the data as a table or as a bar plot
  • Download the table as an Excel file

Step 1: Generate a Tag Frequency Table

If you haven’t already generated a tag frequency table, you’ll see a prompt to do so.

  • Click the Tags Table button in the sidebar.
  • Wait for processing to complete. If you see a warning, check that you have loaded a target corpus.
Important

What is a “tag”?
A tag is a label assigned to each token in your text, such as a part-of-speech (noun, verb, etc.) or a DocuScope rhetorical category. Tag frequency tables show how often each tag appears in your documents.

Step 2: Choose a Tagset

Once your tag frequency table is ready, use the sidebar to select which tags to display:

  • Parts-of-Speech: Shows grammatical categories.
    • Choose between General (broad categories) or Specific (detailed tags).
  • DocuScope: Shows rhetorical or functional categories from the DocuScope system.

Step 3: Filter and Explore

  • Use the Select tags to filter box to focus on specific tags of interest.
  • The table updates automatically to show only the tags you select.

Step 4: Table and Plot Views

  • Use the Table tab to view the frequency data in tabular form.
  • Use the Plot tab to see a bar chart of tag frequencies.
Tip

Tip:
Visualizing tag frequencies can help you quickly spot patterns or differences between categories in your corpus.

Step 5: Download Your Table

  • Use the Excel button in the sidebar to download the current table as an Excel file.
  • You can open this file in spreadsheet software for further analysis or sharing.

Understanding the Table

  • Use the Column explanation expander in the sidebar for definitions of each column.
  • Columns typically include the tag, its frequency, and possibly its percentage of the total.

Tips for New Users

Tip
  • If you don’t see any data, make sure you have loaded and processed a target corpus.
  • Try both tagsets (POS and DocuScope) to see which is most useful for your project.
  • Download your results often so you can experiment without losing your work.

If You Get Stuck

Important
  • Use the reset button on the Manage Corpus Data page if you need to start over.
  • If you see warnings, check that your corpus is loaded and processed.