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Ernest L. Wilkinson
5 speeches between 1959 and 1976, mostly as BYU leadership. 23,787 words in the transcripts.
Speeches
5
1959–1976
Words
23,787
in the transcripts
Reading grade
12.9
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
14
2.8 per speech
Callings
BYU leadership
4 speeches
Leadership record
—
not a General Authority or officer on record
Speeches by year
19591976
Signature phrases
Words and two-word phrases this speaker uses far more than the rest of the corpus, by weighted log-odds. Stop words, names of deity and the ordinary vocabulary of a sermon are excluded.
- brimhall 24
- constitution 40
- maeser 37
- franklin 23
- cluff 30
- government 46
- states 53
- washington 33
- america 42
- country 45
- colonies 15
- smoot 15
Scriptures cited most
- 1 Nephi8
- Doctrine and Covenants2
- 2 Corinthians1
- 2 Nephi1
- 3 Nephi1
- Ether1
Callings when speaking
- BYU leadership 4
As given in the bylines: President of Brigham Young University
Every speech
- 30 Sep 1959The Importance of HonorPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotionalaudio only
- 2 Feb 1970The Unique Role of BYU among Universities of AmericaPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotionalaudio only
- 9 Mar 1971Decades of DistinctionPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotionalaudio only
- 10 Oct 1974Highlights in the Ninety-Nine-Year History of BYUDevotional7,043 w0 refs
- 17 Aug 1976America in 1776 and 1976: Changing ValuesPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional16,721 w14 refs