Table 3.
Characteristics of the lyrics.
| Feature | Formulaic lyrics | Non-formulaic lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Mean word frequency (CI) | 110,900 (±58,289) | 110,921 (±67,376) |
| Mean word transition frequency (right neighbor) | 4,609 | 0 |
| Mean syllable frequency (CI) | 10,881 (±8096) | 13,615 (±11,459) |
| Number of words | 35 | 35 |
| Number of syllables | 49 | 49 |
| Number of consonants | 82 | 82 |
| Number of syllable onsets with: two consonants; one consonant; vowel only | 2; 40; 7 | 4; 39; 6 |
| Number of ellipsoidal phrases | 15 | 14 |
Syllable frequencies have been computed based on the CELEX database (Baayen et al., 1993). Further values were taken from the online database Wortschatz Leipzig (University of Leipzig, www.wortschatz.uni-leipzig.de).
CI, confidence interval.