Getting ready to leave for #iclc16 in Düsseldorf, here a small teaser for my talk on Tuesday 14:45 on the #affix rivalry between -ity and -ness in #English:
Why to some adjectives take -ity (insular -> insularity), while others take -ness (red -> redness)? Many factors have been considered, I use #distributionalSemantics to explore the role of the adjective's meaning. Mapping the vectors on a two dimensional space with t-SNE, a dimensionality reduction technique, the resulting visualization shows that adjective meaning might indeed be a highly relevant factor. For example, even for adjectives with the same ending -ive, the bases of those taking -ity (e.g. narrativity) and those taking -ness (distinctiveness) fall into two clear clusters.
Looking forward to seeing some of you there :)
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#affix
Also, as you can see, I am still interested in the #affix "-ness", and because the #BNC does not contain the plural form "oddnesses", here instead a rather nice example for its use from Ford's **Some do not ...**: "It was an odd friendship, but the oddnesses of friendships are a frequent guarantee of their lasting texture."
#English #morphology #ness
⚀ ⚃ ⚅ ⚀ ⚃→#capillary
⚂ ⚃ ⚀ ⚄ ⚂→#hula
⚁ ⚃ ⚃ ⚃ ⚃→#earlobe
⚀ ⚀ ⚁ ⚅ ⚀→#affix
⚃ ⚀ ⚀ ⚅ ⚂→#mobilize
⚂ ⚂ ⚂ ⚅ ⚂→#handstand
capillary-hula-earlobe-affix-mobilize-handstand
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⚅ ⚀ ⚅ ⚅ ⚃→#tassel
⚄ ⚁ ⚂ ⚀ ⚅→#ritzy
⚁ ⚁ ⚄ ⚂ ⚄→#delirious
⚃ ⚅ ⚄ ⚀ ⚀→#reassure
⚀ ⚀ ⚀ ⚅ ⚀→#accurate
⚀ ⚀ ⚁ ⚅ ⚀→#affix
tassel-ritzy-delirious-reassure-accurate-affix
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⚀ ⚀ ⚁ ⚅ ⚀→#affix
⚃ ⚃ ⚅ ⚁ ⚅→#poplar
⚁ ⚄ ⚁ ⚀ ⚁→#emote
⚂ ⚂ ⚀ ⚅ ⚁→#guise
⚂ ⚃ ⚂ ⚄ ⚂→#identical
⚁ ⚂ ⚁ ⚅ ⚃→#dime
affix-poplar-emote-guise-identical-dime
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⚀ ⚀ ⚁ ⚅ ⚀→#affix
⚄ ⚂ ⚂ ⚁ ⚃→#scoured
⚄ ⚃ ⚁ ⚂ ⚅→#showman
⚁ ⚄ ⚂ ⚃ ⚂→#engaged
⚃ ⚄ ⚃ ⚀ ⚀→#probation
⚃ ⚅ ⚀ ⚁ ⚀→#purist
affix-scoured-showman-engaged-probation-purist
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⚀ ⚃ ⚅ ⚁ ⚃→#capsule
⚅ ⚃ ⚂ ⚁ ⚅→#unnamable
⚀ ⚁ ⚄ ⚅ ⚃→#aviation
⚃ ⚀ ⚀ ⚀ ⚁→#matador
⚅ ⚁ ⚅ ⚁ ⚁→#tripod
⚀ ⚀ ⚁ ⚅ ⚀→#affix
capsule-unnamable-aviation-matador-tripod-affix
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⚁ ⚅ ⚀ ⚄ ⚂→#excusable
⚅ ⚀ ⚅ ⚂ ⚃→#tanning
⚄ ⚄ ⚂ ⚄ ⚁→#spearmint
⚀ ⚀ ⚁ ⚅ ⚀→#affix
⚁ ⚁ ⚄ ⚃ ⚃→#delta
⚂ ⚄ ⚁ ⚁ ⚄→#jubilant
excusable-tanning-spearmint-affix-delta-jubilant
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⚂ ⚃ ⚁ ⚃ ⚃→#hurler
⚃ ⚃ ⚂ ⚄ ⚁→#phonics
⚃ ⚄ ⚁ ⚄ ⚅→#preset
⚅ ⚄ ⚁ ⚀ ⚃→#update
⚀ ⚀ ⚁ ⚅ ⚀→#affix
⚀ ⚃ ⚂ ⚀ ⚄→#buckwheat
hurler-phonics-preset-update-affix-buckwheat
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⚀ ⚀ ⚁ ⚅ ⚀→#affix
⚀ ⚄ ⚁ ⚄ ⚂→#causing
⚅ ⚁ ⚄ ⚀ ⚂→#treadmill
⚂ ⚀ ⚅ ⚀ ⚃→#gag
⚃ ⚅ ⚅ ⚃ ⚁→#reentry
⚀ ⚃ ⚂ ⚄ ⚄→#bullpen
affix-causing-treadmill-gag-reentry-bullpen
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⚀ ⚀ ⚁ ⚅ ⚀→#affix
⚁ ⚃ ⚄ ⚄ ⚁→#ecology
⚀ ⚅ ⚄ ⚃ ⚅→#confound
⚅ ⚂ ⚂ ⚁ ⚃→#unbounded
⚁ ⚀ ⚃ ⚅ ⚅→#cruelly
⚄ ⚀ ⚅ ⚄ ⚅→#retread
affix-ecology-confound-unbounded-cruelly-retread
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⚁ ⚅ ⚀ ⚃ ⚄→#exclusive
⚀ ⚀ ⚁ ⚅ ⚀→#affix
⚁ ⚀ ⚁ ⚄ ⚀→#crabmeat
⚄ ⚁ ⚄ ⚃ ⚄→#safely
⚄ ⚄ ⚀ ⚅ ⚄→#smoked
⚂ ⚄ ⚂ ⚃ ⚀→#keg
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⚀ ⚀ ⚁ ⚅ ⚀→#affix
⚄ ⚀ ⚁ ⚀ ⚁→#rehydrate
⚄ ⚃ ⚅ ⚀ ⚁→#slackness
⚃ ⚂ ⚄ ⚁ ⚁→#parabola
⚃ ⚂ ⚀ ⚃ ⚄→#overcome
⚄ ⚄ ⚄ ⚅ ⚄→#sprain
slackness-affix-overcome-sprain-parabola-rehydrate
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⚅ ⚂ ⚁ ⚀ ⚃→#twirl
⚄ ⚅ ⚀ ⚁ ⚃→#staff
⚀ ⚀ ⚁ ⚅ ⚀→#affix
⚁ ⚀ ⚀ ⚄ ⚅→#corset
⚀ ⚁ ⚁ ⚂ ⚄→#applicant
⚅ ⚁ ⚅ ⚅ ⚄→#try
affix-try-twirl-corset-staff-applicant
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