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UNINA9910452087103321 |
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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 |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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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 / |
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Editors Variation and change in the lexicon -- References / Editors Variation and change in the lexicon -- Appendices / Editors Variation 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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UNINA9910781247303321 |
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Newbury David S |
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The land beyond the mists [[electronic resource] ] : essays on identity and authority in precolonial Congo and Rwanda / / David Newbury ; foreword by Jan Vansina |
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Athens, : Ohio University Press, c2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (464 p.) |
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Ethnology - Kivu, Lake, Region (Congo and Rwanda) |
Ethnology - Congo (Democratic Republic) |
Ethnology - Rwanda |
Kivu, Lake, Region (Congo and Rwanda) History |
Kivu, Lake, Region (Congo and Rwanda) Historiography |
Congo (Democratic Republic) History |
Congo (Democratic Republic) Historiography |
Rwanda History |
Rwanda Historiography |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-435) and index. |
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Bushi and the historians : historiographical themes in eastern Kivu -- Recent historical research in the area of Lake Kivu : Rwanda and Zaire -- Lake Kivu regional trade in the nineteenth century -- Kamo and lubambo : dual genesis traditions on Ijwi Island -- The campaigns of Rwabugiri -- Rwabugiri and Ijwi -- King and chief on Ijwi Island -- The clans of Rwanda : a historical hypothesis -- Bunyabungo : the western frontier in Rwanda, ca. 1750-1850 -- What role has kingship? An analysis of the Umuganura ritual in Rwanda as presented in M. d'Hertefelt and A. Coupez, La royauté sacrée de l'ancien Rwanda -- Trick cyclists? Recontextualizing Rwandan dynastic chronology -- Precolonial Burundi and Rwanda : local loyalties, regional royalties. |
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The horrific tragedies of Central Africa in the 1990's riveted the attention of the world. But these crises did not occur in a historical |
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vacuum. By peering through the mists of the past, the case studies presented in The Land Beyond the Mists illustrate the significant advances to have taken place since decolonization in our understanding of the pre-colonial histories of Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern Congo. Based on both oral and written sources, these essays are important both for their methods-viewing history from the perspective of local actors-and for their conclusions, which seriously... |
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