... dictionary.
1 Introduction
The goal of the project is to enhance the database
of the
Oxford Dictionary of English
(a forthcoming
new edition of the 1998
New OxfordDictionary of
English)
so that it ... computational
applications.
The
Oxford Dictionary of English (ODE)
is a
high-level dictionary intended for fluent English
speakers (especially native speakers) rather than
for learners. Hence ... Nevertheless,
the process demonstrates the richness of a large
natural-language dictionary in providing cues and
flagging exceptions. The stylistic regularity of a
dictionary like ODE supports the enumeration...
... struck at
the sight of them and cried out to the other ladies in the bath: ‘Come
hither, and see how cruelly the poor English ladies are used by their
husbands. You need boast indeed of the superior ... their acting out of character, in fact,
as of their having two characters– the one who writes the books, and the
one who gets through the rest of the day. And while the one who gets
through the ... that they should then have
their ears cut and noses. After their delivery, he banqueted all his
friends; there was Camden, Selden and others. At the midst of the
feast, his old mother drank to him,...
... THEME
PREDICATION
(major
clause)
18
THEME
SELECTION
predicated theme
+ 'be' + theme
unpredicated themQ THEME
SUBSTIT-
UTION
Subject theme
Complement
theme
\ Complement
initial
real theme
Subject
initial
substitute
theme
Subject
discontinuous
(initial ... and on the other by the attitude of
the speaker towards the message and the addressee.
"Thus into the domain of the organization of utterance
pertains all that is connected with the processual
aspect ... language. The two
hypotheses and their respective sub-hypotheses are listed below:
A. The unmarked clause relation in Arabic is the Matching
Relation whereas the unmarked clause relation in English
is...
... Earth orbits
the Sun.
phases of the
Moon
As the moon circles
the Earth, the shape
of the Moon appears
to change. The phases
of the Moon are: the
new moon, waxing
crescent, first quarter, ... purse.
clothes
People wear
clothes.
clothes hanger
We hang up
clothes on clothes
hangers.
clothespin
Clothespins are
used to hang wet
laundry on a
clothes line to dry. ... and
protect the spinal cord. The
plural of vertebra is
vertebrae.
waist
The waist is the middle
of the body, between the
chest and the hips.
x-ray
An x-ray is a picture of
your...
... OOOfeetabove the
earth.
around/round the -
the moon's orbit around the
earth
on (the) -
The island was there before there was life
on earth.
to -
The astronauts were able
to
send the infor-
mation ... go.
I
skirt
The road
skirts the western edge of theforest.
ã PREP. along the -, around/round the -
Smoke was
making its way around the edges of the door.
at the -
Soon
we were at the edge of the woods.
on ... inhibits growth in the econ-
omy_
control/handling/management of the economy
37%approved thepresident's handling of the economy_
the
size of the economy, the state of the economy
The gov-
ernment...
... of
avoid/prevent,
combat/control/fight/tackle,
cut/Limit/minimize/reduce
or
monitor.
With the back-up help
of a good monolingual learner's dictionary (such as the
Oxford Advanced Learner's
Dictionary)
if need be, the student can choose the most appropriate verb, the ... photocopiable study section in the centre of the
dictionary. The first of these aims to show the overall concept of thedictionary by looking
at a single entry (idea) in some detaiL The next few exercises ... Tokyo Toronto
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... aim.
I
further, pur-
sue
They were intent onfurthering their aims.
0
The coun-
try is still pursuing its aim ofjoining the EU.
ã PREP.
with the - of
She started the organization with
the aim of ... atthe - of
The children fell silent at the approach
of their teacher.
with the - of
The weather turned colder
with the approach of autumn.
I -
to
The plane crashed
during its approach to the runway.
3discussion ... once the recession set in.
ã PREP.
in an /the -
a clause in the agreement
under
an /the-
Under the agreement, thefarmer is not allowed to
use this field.
I - between
an agreement between the com-
pany...