Re: [Corpora-List] Comparing files

From: Otto Lassen (otto@lassen.mail.dk)
Date: Sat Nov 15 2003 - 21:28:49 MET

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    Hi
    That could be done in any language:
    1. sort then two lists
    2. compare them word for word
    3. output words which are not in both lists
    Regards
    Otto Lassen

    At 21:54 15-11-2003 +0100, you wrote:
    >Hi,
    >
    >I'm doing a project that involves comparing two very large word lists
    >(~40.000 and 70.000 words). What I need to find out, is which words are on
    >one list and not on the other (and/or vice versa).
    >Can anyone give me a hint as to how to do this? (I was thinking; maybe a
    >perl script?)
    >
    >Any help will be greatly appreciated.
    >Best,
    >Tine Lassen



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