Paradigm-cell coverage
How many finite-verb paradigm cells each DCS root lemma attests — the org-wide version of what the VisualDCS paradigm browser shows on a handful of roots. A cell is a DCS UD 5-tuple (tense · mood · voice · person · number) on finite tokens only.
Roots (≥1 finite)
Finite tokens
≥5 cells
Max cells / root
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Trust block. Source: data/paradigm_cell_coverage_per_root.tsv
(loader: observatory/site/src/data/paradigm_cell_coverage_per_root.csv.py, read-only).
Generator: scripts/paradigm_cell_coverage.py
from VisualDCS dcs_full.sqlite. n = Tense=Past conflates aorist/perfect. Cells never overcount traditional lakāra; they can undercount.
Non-finite forms (participles, converbs, gerundives, infinitives) are out of scope.
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Coverage summary
Share of roots clearing cell-count floors — the long tail of hapax finite forms vs paradigm-rich lemmas.
Histogram of distinct cells
How to read: x = number of distinct finite cells per root; y = root count. Example 1: A tall bar at 1 is hapax-cell lemmas (one form only). Example 2: The right tail is high-coverage roots used across many lakāra cells in running text.
Tokens vs cells (log × linear)
How to read: Each dot is a root; x = finite tokens (log), y = distinct cells. Example 1: Points high and left are morphologically diverse for their frequency. Example 2: Points low and right are frequent but paradigm-narrow (few cells).
Top roots by cell coverage
Most frequent cell labels (corpus-wide)
Parse the per-root cells field (Label:count|…) and sum token counts across roots for
the top 30 labels.
How to read: Bar length = total finite tokens carrying that cell label. Example 1:
Pres.Ind.Act.3.Singdominates running Sanskrit finite usage. Example 2: Rare duals and passives sit at the long tail.
Conclusion: Finite coverage is heavily skewed: most roots show one or a few cells, while a small head of high-frequency roots open dozens of cells. The cell inventory itself is also skewed toward present indicative active 3sg and a handful of narrative past/optative cells — not a flat traditional paradigm chart.
Data table
Coverage floors (machine-readable summary of the first chart):
| Floor | Roots | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ≥1 cell | ||
| ≥5 cells | ||
| ≥20 cells |
Download source TSV:
paradigm_cell_coverage_per_root.tsv
· report:
reports/paradigm_cell_coverage.md
· sibling census: L2 Morphology · L5 Roots.