DEFNEG Definite: negative
Definition
Negative expressions of definiteness (e.g., doubtful, uncertain, questionable).
Detection Rules
xiao_2009
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
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