LEADER 04674nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910778357503321 005 20230721031833.0 010 $a9786612265792 010 $a94-012-0464-0 010 $a1-4356-1261-2 024 7 $a10.1163/9789401204644 035 $a(CKB)1000000000480499 035 $a(EBL)556822 035 $a(OCoLC)182822827 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000266736 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12064267 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000266736 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10304836 035 $a(PQKB)10585876 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC556822 035 $a(OCoLC)169584755 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789401204644 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL556822 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10380663 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL989011 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000480499 100 $a20070906d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aVariation and change in the lexicon$b[electronic resource] $ea corpus-based analysis of adjectives in English ending in -ic and -ical /$fMark Kaunisto 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aNew York $cRodopi$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (375 p.) 225 1 $aLanguage and computers ;$vno. 63 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-420-2233-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [303]-353). 327 $tPreliminary material /$rEditors Variation and change in the lexicon -- $tIntroduction /$rEditors Variation and change in the lexicon -- $tMaterials used in the study /$rEditors Variation and change in the lexicon -- $tEarlier observations and empirical studies /$rEditors Variation and change in the lexicon -- $tThe history of new adjectives ending in -ic and -ical /$rEditors Variation and change in the lexicon -- $tExcellence, tradition, and ancient Greeks: classic/classical /$rEditors Variation and change in the lexicon -- $tPerspectives on amusement: the use of comic/comical /$rEditors Variation and change in the lexicon -- $tArranging the motions of resources: economic/economical /$rEditors Variation and change in the lexicon -- $tShocks, sparks and excitement vs. engineering: electric/electrical /$rEditors Variation and change in the lexicon -- $tThe past and the important things in it: historic/historical /$rEditors Variation and change in the lexicon -- $tFrom supernatural powers to exciting football games: magic/magical /$rEditors Variation and change in the lexicon -- $tObsolescence of one of the forms /$rEditors Variation and change in the lexicon -- $tSome special cases /$rEditors Variation and change in the lexicon -- $tConcluding remarks /$rEditors Variation and change in the lexicon -- $tReferences /$rEditors Variation and change in the lexicon -- $tAppendices /$rEditors Variation and change in the lexicon. 330 $aThe present volume is a corpus-based study of the occurrence, variation, and change in the use of English adjective pairs in - ic and - ical over several centuries. The study involves the analysis of large, multi-million-word corpora representing the English language at various stages. It examines the nature of competition between the two affixes: what kind of rivalry existed, what kinds of words entered into competition, and in what ways the rivalry was resolved. The book presents close studies of six notably differentiated -ic/-ical adjective pairs, namely classic/classical, comic/comical, economic/economical, electric/electrical, historic/historical, and magic/magical , as well as commentaries on some 40 other -ic/-ical pairs, which manifest different types of shifts in use through history. It also includes critical discussion of general perceptions on and approaches to the practical use of corpora, stressing the importance of close and careful study of the materials under analysis. It further emphasises the value of consulting a variety of sources alongside corpora, including dictionaries and language usage manuals. This volume is of interest to language scholars in many fields, including corpus linguistics, diachronic linguistics, semantic change, lexicology, and word formation. 410 0$aLanguage and computers ;$vno. 63. 606 $aEnglish language$xAdjective 606 $aEnglish language$xNominals 615 0$aEnglish language$xAdjective. 615 0$aEnglish language$xNominals. 676 $a420.14 700 $aKaunisto$b Mark$0877617 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778357503321 996 $aVariation and change in the lexicon$93834559 997 $aUNINA