A corpus investigation: the similarities and differences of cute, pretty and beautiful
Since the introduction of computers in corpus linguistics, analyses of language has transformed into a more reliable guide to language than native speaker intuition. When disagreements between speakers’ intuition arise over the meaning and usage of words, an analysis of corpora can provide further...
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| author | Tan, Hai Ly Chae, Kwan Jung |
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| description | Since the introduction of computers in corpus linguistics, analyses of language has transformed into a more
reliable guide to language than native speaker intuition. When disagreements between speakers’ intuition arise
over the meaning and usage of words, an analysis of corpora can provide further insight on the characteristics
of the words in question. In this study, a corpus analysis is conducted to investigate the similarities and
differences in the use of cute, pretty and beautiful using the Bank of English (BoE). The investigation
specifically looked at the frequency, collocation, semantic preference, semantic prosody and phraseology of the
adjectives. The results show that similarities found between pretty and beautiful, according to these aspects,
indicate that these two words may be the most synonymous pair of the three. However, the findings suggest that
pretty and beautiful are far from being completely synonymous and do not have the same usage in all contexts.
The analysis demonstrates that uncertainties a speaker may have regarding language use may be clarified by
referring to corpora. |
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| spelling | ukm.eprints-90732016-12-14T06:48:53Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9073/ A corpus investigation: the similarities and differences of cute, pretty and beautiful Tan, Hai Ly Chae, Kwan Jung Since the introduction of computers in corpus linguistics, analyses of language has transformed into a more reliable guide to language than native speaker intuition. When disagreements between speakers’ intuition arise over the meaning and usage of words, an analysis of corpora can provide further insight on the characteristics of the words in question. In this study, a corpus analysis is conducted to investigate the similarities and differences in the use of cute, pretty and beautiful using the Bank of English (BoE). The investigation specifically looked at the frequency, collocation, semantic preference, semantic prosody and phraseology of the adjectives. The results show that similarities found between pretty and beautiful, according to these aspects, indicate that these two words may be the most synonymous pair of the three. However, the findings suggest that pretty and beautiful are far from being completely synonymous and do not have the same usage in all contexts. The analysis demonstrates that uncertainties a speaker may have regarding language use may be clarified by referring to corpora. Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9073/1/8788-27897-1-PB.pdf Tan, Hai Ly and Chae, Kwan Jung (2015) A corpus investigation: the similarities and differences of cute, pretty and beautiful. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 21 (3). pp. 125-140. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournal.ukm.my/3l |
| spellingShingle | Tan, Hai Ly Chae, Kwan Jung A corpus investigation: the similarities and differences of cute, pretty and beautiful |
| title | A corpus investigation: the similarities and differences of cute, pretty and
beautiful |
| title_full | A corpus investigation: the similarities and differences of cute, pretty and
beautiful |
| title_fullStr | A corpus investigation: the similarities and differences of cute, pretty and
beautiful |
| title_full_unstemmed | A corpus investigation: the similarities and differences of cute, pretty and
beautiful |
| title_short | A corpus investigation: the similarities and differences of cute, pretty and
beautiful |
| title_sort | corpus investigation the similarities and differences of cute pretty and beautiful |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9073/1/8788-27897-1-PB.pdf |
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