Essays about: "absolute synonyms"

Found 3 essays containing the words absolute synonyms.

1. 1. Mainly the same or mostly different? : A corpus study of the level of synonymity between the adverbs mainly, mostly, chiefly and principally

   University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Christina Persson; [2009]
   Keywords : synonyms; adverbs; corpus research; word usage; collocation;

   Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to examine the adverbs mainly, mostly, chiefly and principally for their level of synonymity. Dictionaries commonly lists synonyms to their main entries without providing information about commonality, contexts or level of formality or even sample sentences. READ MORE

3. 2. Föränderliga stadsrum : flexibilitet, dynamik & interaktivitet

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Jenny Andersson; Anna Gustafsson; [2008]
   Keywords : föränderlighet; flexibilitet; dynamik; växtdynamik; interaktion; stadsrum; mångfunktionalitet; flexibel design;

   Abstract : The number of inhabitants of the towns and city centers have generelly increased, concurrent as the population in smaller towns has decreased. In Stockholm, the migration is very fast and here is also the most populous place, if one compares with other Sweden. READ MORE

4. 3. The use of arise and rise in present-day British & American English : A corpus based analysis of two verbs

   University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

   Author : Alexander Lakaw; [2007]
   Keywords : corpus study; collocations; semantic prosody; semantic specialisation; synonymy; absolute synonyms; near-synonyms; language change;

   Abstract : This corpus based investigation deals with the present-day usage of and the semantic relation between the two verbs rise and arise. Concordance lines containing various forms of the two verbs in question have been taken from six different (sub)corpora and were examined in view of their collocational and semantic characteristics. READ MORE