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KOCAT READY. The absence of errors at this stage is not evidence of future reliability.
01 / TEXT ACQUISITION & PRELIMINARY DECLARATIONS
Note from Kevin: KOCAT accepts files without endorsing their contents. Users should distinguish between possession of a text and a reason for examining it.
No files registered. This is not a deficiency in KOCAT.
Note from Kevin: Alphabetical order should not be confused with scientific neutrality. Nevertheless, it is generally preferable to disorder.
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Word
Occurrences
Letters
OPR*
LSR*
Awaiting a text of sufficient existence.
*Invented descriptive indices devised by Dr Ollerenshaw. Neither index has received external validation. This is not an invitation to validate them.
LEXICAL CURIOSITY REGISTER
KOCAT identifies conspicuous word forms and repetition patterns. These are observations, not interpretations, and should not be repeated at conferences without checking.
No curiosities have yet been documented.
Note from Kevin: Unusual spelling is not necessarily evidence of creativity. It may indicate unusual spelling.
THE OLLERENSHAW SYSTEM OF LEXICAL APPRAISAL (OSLA)
Conventional methods of counting and comparing words are not entirely without merit. However, they fail to capture several properties Dr Ollerenshaw regards as important, especially those which have previously received insufficient attention from Dr Ollerenshaw.
OPR — Ollerenshaw Peculiarity RatingFor each word: OPR = 3 × word length ÷ √(occurrences + 1). Long, infrequent words attract attention. The measure is descriptive, not a probability of peculiarity.
LSR — Lexical Stubbornness RatioFor each word: LSR = 100 × (occurrences − 1) ÷ (occurrences + 2). Estimates how persistently a word returns after its first appearance. A value of zero is not evidence of good behaviour.
VQI — Vocabulary Quirkiness IndicatorVQI = 100 × (share of words occurring once) × (average word length ÷ 8), capped at 100. A corpus-wide display value, not a recognised lexicographic standard.
RBI — Repetition Burden IndicatorRBI = 100 × (occurrences of the five most frequent words ÷ all word occurrences). High values may indicate insistence, necessity or the word 'the'.
KCII — KOCAT Corpus Interestingness IndexA 1–17 score calculated from vocabulary quirkiness, the proportion of longer words, lexical variety, repetition burden and corpus size. KOCAT does not claim that interestingness is objective, merely that it can be numbered.
Note from Kevin: The technical memorandum describing OSLA has been undergoing minor revision since 2014. Certain revisions have necessitated further revisions.
KNOWN ISSUES (MOST OF WHICH ARE NOT ISSUES)
Why do I receive a UTF-8 warning even when my file uses UTF-8?Successful reading does not prove that every character was intended. KOCAT prefers a warning that proves unnecessary to a reassurance that later proves regrettable.
Why does KOCAT invent its own numerical indices?Existing approaches are insufficiently attentive to the questions Dr Ollerenshaw considers important. KOCAT has therefore developed alternatives. Their limited adoption should not be confused with their limited value.
Why does KOCAT judge whether my text is interesting?Users repeatedly ask software to help identify interesting patterns. KOCAT has chosen to address the underlying problem rather than evade it. Disagreement with a score does not constitute evidence against the score.
Why is the Interestingness Index out of seventeen?The choice followed an extended internal evaluation of possible scales. Dr Ollerenshaw does not consider the evaluation process suitable for general circulation.
Can I challenge the result?You may request reassessment. Reassessment does not entail adjustment. Please do not repeatedly submit identical appeals.
Why doesn't KOCAT explain what my text means?Lexical inspection is not a substitute for reading. KOCAT is a tool, not an unpaid research assistant.
Why are some familiar analysis functions missing?KOCAT 7.0 is a deliberately focused lexical inspection environment. Features removed from earlier editions should not automatically be described as lost.
Does KOCAT support every language?Unicode letters are recognised across multiple writing systems. Word segmentation and morphological interpretation are not guaranteed. Dr Ollerenshaw accepts that this is a complex matter.
Can I cite KOCAT?Ollerenshaw, K. (2026). KOCAT: Lexical Inspection Edition (Version 7.0.0, Provisional Final Beta). Bede University. Citation is encouraged regardless of whether the findings are encouraging.
Are texts uploaded to a server?No. This edition operates locally in your browser. Files are not transmitted to Bede University.
DR KEVIN OLLERENSHAW
KOCAT represents a sustained programme of lexical research and software development undertaken by Dr Ollerenshaw since 2008, including periods during which no development was formally scheduled.
Following a comprehensive review of the previous release, Version 7.0 has been substantially simplified. The reduction in available functions should be understood as methodological progress.
Suggestions may be submitted in principle. Users are reminded that most suggestions have already occurred to Dr Ollerenshaw.
Note from Kevin: The term “intuitive interface” is neither operationally defined nor particularly helpful.
⚠ KOCAT ENCODING ADVISORY — KOC-017
KOCAT was unable to establish conclusively that your file uses UTF-8 character encoding. Consequently, certain tokens may not be rendered, counted or otherwise represented as intended.
Dr Ollerenshaw recommends that users verify the encoding of all source files before proceeding.
This advisory does not necessarily indicate that an error has occurred. It is provided as a precaution and cannot be disabled.