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