LEADER 04731oam 2200661I 450 001 9910958103903321 005 20190826145055.0 010 $a9786612265792 010 $a9789401204644 010 $a9401204640 010 $a9781435612617 010 $a1435612612 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 $ea corpus-based analysis of adjectives in English ending in -ic and -ical /$fMark Kaunisto 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aAmsterdam ;$aNew York :$cRodopi,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (375 p.) 225 1 $aLanguage and computers ;$vno 63 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9789042022331 311 08$a9042022337 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$v63. 606 $aEnglish language$xAdjective 606 $aEnglish language$xAdjective$2fast 615 0$aEnglish language$xAdjective. 615 7$aEnglish language$xAdjective. 676 $a425 700 $aKaunisto$b Mark$0877617 801 0$bNL-LeKB 801 1$bNL-LeKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910958103903321 996 $aVariation and change in the lexicon$94320229 997 $aUNINA