DEFNEG Definite: negative

Definition

Negative expressions of definiteness (e.g., doubtful, uncertain, questionable).

Detection Rules

xiao_2009

Requires: usas

USAS code: A7-

usas

cql[lemma={words}]
Word list (89 items)
Could'ne ambiguously ambivalence ambivalent canna contentious disputable disputed dither ditherer ditherers dithering dithery double-edged doubt doubted doubtedly doubter doubtful doubtfully doubting doubts dubious equivocal falter fanciful hesitance hesitancy hesitant hesitantly hesitate hesitated hesitation hit-or-miss iffy ill-defined impossibility impossible impossibly impracticable improbable incoherence incoherent incoherently inconclusive indecision indecisive indefinable indefinite indescribable indeterminable indeterminate inexpressible insecurity jam-tomorrow limbo love-hate misgiving misgivings moot questionability questionable reservation teetering tentative tentatively unattainable uncertain uncertainty unclear unconvinced unconvincing undefined unexplained unfeasible unlikely unreachable unsettled unsure unviable vacillate vacillated waver wavered wavering wishy-washy wishy-washying wouldnae wouldnay

Requires: lemma, pos

Normalization

Per words

Sources

  • xiao_2009 — Xiao, Richard (2009) : Multidimensional analysis and the study of world Englishes
  • usas — Rayson, Paul; Archer, Dawn; Piao, Scott; McEnery, Tony (2004) : The UCREL Semantic Analysis System