A Stop List for General Text

from

Chapter 7, "Lexical Analysis and Stoplists", by Christopher Fox

in

Frakes, William B. and Baeza-Yates, Ricardo (Eds.), Information Retrieval: Data Structures and Algorithms, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1992. ISBN: 0-13-463837-9 (504 pgs.) (Revised Version - 1998) republished on a cd-rom entitled Dr.Dobbs Essential Books on Algorithms and Data Structures

a about above across after

again against all almost alone

along already also although always

among an and another any

anybody anyone anything anywhere are

area areas around as ask

asked asking asks at away

b back backed backing backs

be because become becomes became

been before began behind being

beings best better between big

both but by c came

can cannot case cases certain

certainly clear clearly come could

d did differ different differently

do does done down downed

downing downs during e each

early either end ended ending

ends enough even evenly ever

every everybody everyone everything everywhere

f face faces fact facts

far felt few find finds

first for four from full

fully further furthered furthering furthers

g gave general generally get

gets give given gives go

going good goods got great

greater greatest group grouped grouping

groups h had has have

having he her herself here

high higher highest him himself

his how however i if

important in interest interested interesting

interests into is it its

itself j just k keep

keeps kind knew know known

knows l large largely last

later latest least less let

lets like likely long longer

longest m made make making

man many may me member

members men might more most

mostly mr mrs much must

my myself n necessary need

needed needing needs never new

newer newest next no non

not nobody noone nothing now

nowhere number numbered numbering numbers

o of off often old

older oldest on once one

only open opened opening opens

or order ordered ordering orders

other others our out over

p part parted parting parts

per perhaps place places point

pointed pointing points possible present

presented presenting presents problem problems

put puts q quite r

rather really right room rooms

s said same saw say

says second seconds see sees

seem seemed seeming seems several

shall she should show showed

showing shows side sides since

small smaller smallest so some

somebody someone something somewhere state

states still such sure t

take taken than that the

their them then there therefore

these they thing things think

thinks this those though thought

thoughts three through thus to

today together too took toward

turn turned turning turns two

u under until up upon

us use uses used v

very w want wanted wanting

wants was way ways we

well wells went were what

when where whether which while

who whole whose why will

with within without work worked

working works would x y

year years yet you young

younger youngest your yours z