NEED_TO NEED to

Bohmann 34

Definition

Semi-modal expressing necessity

Detection Rules

bohmann_2019

cql[word="need|needs|needed"] [word="to"]

Requires: word, pos

Normalization

Per words

Sources

  • bohmann_2019 — Bohmann, Axel (2019) : Variation in English Worldwide: Varieties and Genres in a Quantitative Perspective
  • grieve_2016 — Grieve, Jack (2016) : Regional Variation in Written American English
  • leech_2009 — Leech, Geoffrey; Hundt, Marianne; Mair, Christian; Smith, Nicholas (2009) : Change in Contemporary English — A Grammatical Study

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