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MORPHOLOGY:
CORPORA
What
is the frequency in COCA of had shone?
What
is the frequency in COCA of had shined?
What
is the frequency on the web (Google) of had shone?
What
is the frequency on the web of had shined?
What
differences in meaning can you see by comparing the contexts in
which the two appear?
Think
of one comparative adjective that sounds good ending in -er
(e.g. sweeter), and also sounds good with more
(e.g. more sweet).
Find the Frequency of these words in COCA. Now think of one that
sounds good with more but
bad with -er
(e.g.
more realistic, realisticer??). What is the frequency of
these words (if any) in COCA? Fill in the chart below and please
use words besides sweet and
realistic.
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Words you chose
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COCA Frequency
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First word
ending in -er
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First word
preceded by more
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Second word
ending in -er
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Second word
preceded by more
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How
many cases of the adjective that sounds odd with -er
do you find on the web?
Find one
adjective that only ends in -ic in COCA, one that
only ends in -ical, and one that ends in both
(e.g. economic/economical). Please don't use
economic/economical. Make
sure the words you find have a root that is a word also. For
example, economic/economical are
based on economy,
but specific doesn't
have a root *specif.
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Word you chose
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Freq. of the
opposite form on the web
(-ical is the
opposite of -ic)
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Only ends in
-ical
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Only ends in
-ic
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Ends in both
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For the two
words that only have one ending in COCA, how many examples can
you find with the other ending on the Web? Fill in the above
chart with the data you find.
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