Variation and change in the lexicon : a corpus-based analysis of adjectives in English ending in -ic and -ical / / Mark Kaunisto.
The present volume is a corpus-based study of the occurrence, variation, and change in the use of English adjective pairs in - ic and - ical over several centuries. The study involves the analysis of large, multi-million-word corpora representing the English language at various stages. It examines t...
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| Superior document: | Language and computers ; no. 63 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Language and computers ;
no. 63. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (375 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary material / Editors Variation and change in the lexicon
- Introduction / Editors Variation and change in the lexicon
- Materials used in the study / Editors Variation and change in the lexicon
- Earlier observations and empirical studies / Editors Variation and change in the lexicon
- The history of new adjectives ending in -ic and -ical / Editors Variation and change in the lexicon
- Excellence, tradition, and ancient Greeks: classic/classical / Editors Variation and change in the lexicon
- Perspectives on amusement: the use of comic/comical / Editors Variation and change in the lexicon
- Arranging the motions of resources: economic/economical / Editors Variation and change in the lexicon
- Shocks, sparks and excitement vs. engineering: electric/electrical / Editors Variation and change in the lexicon
- The past and the important things in it: historic/historical / Editors Variation and change in the lexicon
- From supernatural powers to exciting football games: magic/magical / Editors Variation and change in the lexicon
- Obsolescence of one of the forms / Editors Variation and change in the lexicon
- Some special cases / Editors Variation and change in the lexicon
- Concluding remarks / Editors Variation and change in the lexicon
- References / Editors Variation and change in the lexicon
- Appendices / Editors Variation and change in the lexicon.