EXIST YAML source

code: EXIST
biber_number: M58
mfte_code: EXIST
xiao_number:
- B47
- Y140
name: Existential/relationship verbs
definition: >-
  Verbs of existence and relationship: seem, appear, include, contain, represent,
  etc.
normalization: finite_verbs
detection:
- source: mfte
  requires:
  - word
  - pos
  cql: '[word={words} & pos="VB.*"]'
  words:
  - appear
  - appeared
  - appearing
  - appears
  - concern
  - concerned
  - concerning
  - concerns
  - constitute
  - constituted
  - constitutes
  - constituting
  - contain
  - contained
  - containing
  - contains
  - define
  - defined
  - defines
  - defining
  - derive
  - derived
  - derives
  - deriving
  - deserve
  - deserved
  - deserves
  - deserving
  - exist
  - existed
  - existing
  - exists
  - fit
  - fits
  - fitted
  - fitting
  - illustrate
  - illustrated
  - illustrates
  - illustrating
  - implied
  - implies
  - imply
  - implying
  - include
  - included
  - includes
  - including
  - indicate
  - indicated
  - indicates
  - indicating
  - involve
  - involved
  - involves
  - involving
  - lack
  - lacked
  - lacking
  - lacks
  - live
  - lived
  - lives
  - living
  - matter
  - mattered
  - mattering
  - matters
  - owe
  - owed
  - owes
  - owing
  - own
  - owned
  - owning
  - owns
  - possess
  - possessed
  - possesses
  - possessing
  - reflect
  - reflected
  - reflecting
  - reflects
  - relate
  - related
  - relates
  - relating
  - remain
  - remained
  - remaining
  - remains
  - represent
  - represented
  - representing
  - represents
  - reveal
  - revealed
  - revealing
  - reveals
  - seem
  - seemed
  - seeming
  - seems
  - sound
  - sounded
  - sounding
  - sounds
  - staid
  - stand
  - standing
  - stands
  - stay
  - stayed
  - staying
  - stays
  - stood
  - suit
  - suited
  - suiting
  - suits
  - tend
  - tended
  - tending
  - tends
  - varied
  - varies
  - vary
  - varying
- source: pybiber
  requires:
  - word
  - pos
  cql: '[word={words} & pos="VB.*"]'
  words:
  - appear
  - appeared
  - appearing
  - appears
  - seem
  - seemed
  - seeming
  - seems
sources:
- biber_1988
- mfte
- pybiber
- xiao_2009
- grieve_2023
notes: Biber counted only SEEM/APPEAR for D7; MFTE is broader.
examples:
- text: Weren't they representing Jamaica?
  source: le_foll_2024
- text: It encouraged young athletes to _stay_.
  source: le_foll_2024