AWL YAML source

code: AWL
biber_number: J44
xiao_number: O104
mfte_code: AWL
bohmann_number: 102
name: Average word length
definition: >-
  Mean number of characters per word token. A proxy for lexical sophistication and
  formality.
normalization: words
detection:
- requires:
  - word
  description: >-
    Mean character count per word token. Not a pattern match — requires
    iterating all tokens and computing the average.
sources:
- biber_1988
- mfte
- pybiber
- xiao_2009
- bohmann_2019