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UNINA9910778357503321 |
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Kaunisto Mark |
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Variation and change in the lexicon [[electronic resource] ] : a corpus-based analysis of adjectives in English ending in -ic and -ical / / Mark Kaunisto |
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Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Rodopi, 2007 |
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9786612265792 |
94-012-0464-0 |
1-4356-1261-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (375 p.) |
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Language and computers ; ; no. 63 |
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English language - Adjective |
English language - Nominals |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-353). |
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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 |
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and change in the lexicon. |
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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 the nature of competition between the two affixes: what kind of rivalry existed, what kinds of words entered into competition, and in what ways the rivalry was resolved. The book presents close studies of six notably differentiated -ic/-ical adjective pairs, namely classic/classical, comic/comical, economic/economical, electric/electrical, historic/historical, and magic/magical , as well as commentaries on some 40 other -ic/-ical pairs, which manifest different types of shifts in use through history. It also includes critical discussion of general perceptions on and approaches to the practical use of corpora, stressing the importance of close and careful study of the materials under analysis. It further emphasises the value of consulting a variety of sources alongside corpora, including dictionaries and language usage manuals. This volume is of interest to language scholars in many fields, including corpus linguistics, diachronic linguistics, semantic change, lexicology, and word formation. |
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UNINA9910254684303321 |
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Autore |
Nakoinz Oliver |
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Modelling Human Behaviour in Landscapes : Basic Concepts and Modelling Elements / / by Oliver Nakoinz, Daniel Knitter |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
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[1st ed. 2016.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XIX, 255 p. 119 illus., 12 illus. in color.) |
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Quantitative Archaeology and Archaeological Modelling, , 2366-6005 |
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Archaeology |
Computer simulation |
Social sciences - Statistical methods |
Computer Modelling |
Statistics in Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Education, Behavorial Sciences, Public Policy |
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Chapter 1:Introduction and Mathematics -- Chapter 2: Theory of Modelling -- Chapter 3: Software -- Chapter 4: Density -- Chapter 5: Regression and Interpolation -- Chapter 6: Location and Characterisation -- Chapter 7: Point Pattern -- Chapter 8: Boundaries -- Chapter 9: Networks -- Chapter 10: Interaction -- Chapter 11: Perception of Landscapes -- Chapter 12: Simulations. |
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This volume is designed as a 12-lecture textbook, which can serve as a course companion, self teaching guide and handbook for basic concepts. Each lecture comprises 20 pages, in which the methods are introduced, examples shown and the code is given. All examples are computed with open source software, mainly R, and with archaeological data available from the book's website. The book does not describe elaborated high-end models but rather very basic modelling concepts that serve as components in more complex models. The book enables the reader to construct such models by themselves and be sensitive for certain problems. In addition it gives hints for the interpretation of the results. Students are usually quick to apply fancy methods yet fail in the proper interpretation due to a lack of understanding of the |
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underlying principles. This problem is addressed by the proposed book through three concepts: 1. Command line software forces the students to first learn some details before they are able to produce results on their own. 2. The book is focused on principles and methods. When the students understand a few basic principles, they have far better access to a wide range of related methods. 3. Examples of poor analysis highlight common pitfalls. The volume attempts to be an applied, minimalistic and efficient textbook and is based upon several successful courses. |
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