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WHAT IS CORPUS?
• What is Corpus?
A corpus is a collection of texts, written or spoken, which is stored on a computer.
A corpus is a principled collection of texts available for qualitative and quantitive analysis.
It must represent something and its merits will often be judged on how representative it is.
WHAT CAN WE USE FROM IT?
• COLLOCATIONS
Words that collocate with another and no other:
Depend on
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Wooden box (ADJECTIVE+NOUN)
• WORDS/CHUNKS
A SMALL COMPONENT OF LANGUAGE:
I
YOU
I DON’T KNOW
A LOT OF
ONE OF THE
I MEAN
THE
• DISCOURSE MARKERS
OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS
YOU KNOW
I MEAN
ANYWAY
MIND YOU
WELL
• FREQUENCY
THE RANGE IN WHICH A WORD IS REPEATED IN CERTAIN DISCOURSE
S1—S2—S3
W1—W2—W3
• REGISTER
FORMAL/INFORMAL/COLLOQUIAL
TECHNICAL
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Monday, October 11, 2010
Verb Phrase
In traditional terminology, a verb phrase is a phrase that has the syntactic role of a simple verb, and is composed of a main verb and auxiliary verbs or verbal particles related syntactically to the verb.
Verb Phrases
Verb phrases are groups of words that express action or state of being. They take on various forms.
The men live in the dormitory.
(Single verbs)
He stayed at the Hi Hat Hotel.
(Past tense verbs)
I am learning many new things.
(Progressive verbs)
She has been there before.
(Perfect verbs)
They have been working here five years.
(Perfect progressive verbs)
I could use some assistance.
(Verbs and modals)
The trip was approved by the professor.
(Passive verbs)
Do you want some more pie?
(Verbs in questions)
Recognize Verb phrases
Practice Exercise: Write down the verb phrase in each of these sentences. Be careful; watch for separated helping verbs and watch for adverbs that separate the verb phrase.
1. Will you buy me a drink?
2. Sam is not going to the dance.
3. Al should have mowed the lawn today.
4. Theresa will be playing her clarinet at the concert tonight.
5. Rosie could have worked on that project today.
6. Tony and Jim have been chosen as finalists at the science fair.
7. Hasn't the tailor finished the suit?
8. My grandmother has carefully repaired the broken vase.
9. Maria will probably leave for New York on Wednesday.
10. Does that offer still stand?
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Verb Phrases
Verb phrases are groups of words that express action or state of being. They take on various forms.
The men live in the dormitory.
(Single verbs)
He stayed at the Hi Hat Hotel.
(Past tense verbs)
I am learning many new things.
(Progressive verbs)
She has been there before.
(Perfect verbs)
They have been working here five years.
(Perfect progressive verbs)
I could use some assistance.
(Verbs and modals)
The trip was approved by the professor.
(Passive verbs)
Do you want some more pie?
(Verbs in questions)
Recognize Verb phrases
Practice Exercise: Write down the verb phrase in each of these sentences. Be careful; watch for separated helping verbs and watch for adverbs that separate the verb phrase.
1. Will you buy me a drink?
2. Sam is not going to the dance.
3. Al should have mowed the lawn today.
4. Theresa will be playing her clarinet at the concert tonight.
5. Rosie could have worked on that project today.
6. Tony and Jim have been chosen as finalists at the science fair.
7. Hasn't the tailor finished the suit?
8. My grandmother has carefully repaired the broken vase.
9. Maria will probably leave for New York on Wednesday.
10. Does that offer still stand?
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Adjective Phrase
Adjective Phrase (AP)
In an ADJECTIVE PHRASE (AP), the Head word is an adjective. Here are some examples:
Susan is [AP clever]
The doctor is [AP very late]
My sister is [AP fond of animals]
The pre-Head string in an AP is most commonly an adverb phrase such as very or extremely. Adjective Heads may be followed by a post-Head string:
[AP happy to meet you]
[AP ready to go]
[AP afraid of the dark]
A small number of adjective Heads must be followed by a post-Head string. The adjective Head fond is one of these. Compare:
My sister is [AP fond of animals]
*My sister is [fond]
Taken from: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/phrases/ap.htm
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In an ADJECTIVE PHRASE (AP), the Head word is an adjective. Here are some examples:
Susan is [AP clever]
The doctor is [AP very late]
My sister is [AP fond of animals]
The pre-Head string in an AP is most commonly an adverb phrase such as very or extremely. Adjective Heads may be followed by a post-Head string:
[AP happy to meet you]
[AP ready to go]
[AP afraid of the dark]
A small number of adjective Heads must be followed by a post-Head string. The adjective Head fond is one of these. Compare:
My sister is [AP fond of animals]
*My sister is [fond]
Taken from: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/phrases/ap.htm
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