A Corpus-Based Study of English Synonyms: Appropriate, Proper, and Suitable

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  • Author(s): Petcharat, Natthapon; Phoocharoensil, Supakorn
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network. 2017 10(2):10-24.
  • Publication Date:
    2017
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Language Institute of Thammasat University. The Prachan Campus, 2 Prachan Road, Bangkok 10200 Thailand. e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/learn
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      15
    • Subject Terms:
      English; Definitions; Grammar; Dictionaries; Form Classes (Languages); Nouns; Computational Linguistics
    • ISSN:
      2630-0672
    • Abstract:
      This study investigates three English synonyms, i.e. "appropriate," "proper," and "suitable," concentrating on meanings, degrees of formality, collocations, and grammatical patterns. The sources of data used in this study are 1) three dictionaries, i.e. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 6th edition (2014), Longman Advanced American Dictionary 3rd edition (2013), and Macmillan Collocations Dictionary (2010), and 2) the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA). It was discovered that the three synonyms share the same core meaning, but still differ in terms of detailed meanings, degrees of formality, collocations, and grammatical patterns. For this reason, the three words cannot be used interchangeable in all contexts. In addition, it was found that the corpus provides some additional data which is non-existent in the three dictionaries.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2019
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1229630