English adjectives of very similar meaning used in combination: an exploratory, corpus-aided study
This article reports on research into the phenomenon whereby English adjectives of very similar meaning are sometimes used in combination, either as an uncoordinated sequence (as in ‘simple straightforward’) or as a coordinated pair (as in ‘dull and monotonous’). One of the preliminary goals of the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/lexis/6440 |