DEFPOS Definite: positive
Definition
Positive expressions of definiteness.
Detection Rules
xiao_2009
usas
cql[lemma={words}]
Word list (110 items)
'd
achievable
affirmative
affirmatively
assure
assured
assuredly
assuredness
attainable
ca
can
candidate
cast-iron
categoric
categorical
categorically
cement
cert
certainly
certainty
clarification
clarified
clarifies
clarify
clarifying
clear
clearly
coherence
coherent
coherently
confirm
confirmation
confirmed
confirming
consolidate
consolidated
consolidating
consolidation
convince
convinced
convincible
convincing
convincingly
could
couldnae
definitively
definitly
determinate
do-able
doable
doubtless
ensure
ensuring
feasible
feasibly
firm
flatly
gloss
guarantee
guaranteed
guaranteeing
guarantied
guarantor
illuminating
indubitable
irrefutable
likely
may
might
obtainable
odds-on
plausible
pledge
positive
positively
possibilities
possibility
possible
possibly
potential
potentially
practicable
pre-determined
probable
probably
promised
promising
promisingly
prospect
realisable
resolute
resolutely
secure
self-explanatory
sure
surely
sureness
unambiguous
undisputed
undoubtedly
unequivocal
unequivocally
unmistakable
unquestionably
viability
viable
warranties
warranty
well-defined
would
Normalization
Per words
Examples
achievable
certain
by all means
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