NNABSPROC Abstract/process nouns

Definition

Nouns denoting abstract concepts, actions, or processes.

Detection Rules

xiao_2009

Requires: usas

USAS code: A1

mfte

cql[lemma={words} & pos="NN.*"]
Word list (584 items)
action actions activity activities application applications argument arguments development developments education educations effect effects function functions method methods research researches result results process processes accounting accountings achievement achievements addition additions administration administrations approach approaches arrangement arrangements assignment assignments competition competitions construction constructions consumption consumptions contribution contributions counseling counselings criticism criticisms definition definitions discrimination discriminations description descriptions discussion discussions distribution distributions division divisions eruption eruptions evolution evolutions exchange exchanges exercise exercises experiment experiments explanation explanations expression expressions formation formations generation generations graduation graduations management managements marketing marketings marriage marriages mechanism mechanisms meeting meetings operation operations orientation orientations performance performances practice practices presentation presentations procedure procedures production productions progress progresses reaction reactions registration registrations regulation regulations revolution revolutions selection selections session sessions strategy strategies teaching teachings technique techniques tradition traditions training trainings transition transitions treatment treatments trial trials act acts agreement agreements attempt attempts attendance attendances birth births break breaks claim claims comment comments comparison comparisons conflict conflicts deal deals death deaths debate debates demand demands answer answers control controls flow flows service services work works test tests use uses war wars change changes question questions study studies talk talks task tasks trade trades transfer transfers admission admissions design designs detail details dimension dimensions direction directions disorder disorders diversity diversities economy economies emergency emergencies emphasis emphases employment employments equilibrium equilibriums equity equities error errors expense expenses facility facilities failure failures fallacy fallacies feature features format formats freedom freedoms fun funs gender genders goal goals grammar grammars health healths heat heats help helps identity identities image images impact impacts importance importances influence influences input inputs labor labors leadership leaderships link links manner manners math maths matrix matrices meaning meanings music musics network networks objective objectives opportunity opportunities option options origin origins output outputs past pasts pattern patterns phase phases philosophy philosophies plan plans potential potentials prerequisite prerequisites presence presences principle principles success successes profile profiles profit profits proposal proposals psychology psychologies quality qualities quiz quizzes race races reality realities religion religions resource resources respect respects rest rests return returns risk risks substance substances scene scenes security securities series series set sets setting settings sex sexes shape shapes share shares show shows sign signs signal signals sort sorts sound sounds spring springs stage stages standard standards start starts stimulus stimuli strength strengths stress stresses style styles support supports survey surveys symbol symbols topic topics track tracks trait traits trouble troubles truth truths variation variations variety varieties velocity velocities version versions whole wholes action actions account accounts condition conditions culture cultures end ends factor factors grade grades interest interests issue issues job jobs kind kinds language languages law laws level levels life lives model models name names nature natures order orders policy policies position positions power powers pressure pressures relationship relationships requirement requirements role roles rule rules science sciences side sides situation situations skill skills source sources structure structures subject subjects type types information informations right rights state states system systems value values way ways address addresses absence absences advantage advantages aid aids alternative alternatives aspect aspects authority authorities axis axes background backgrounds balance balances base bases beginning beginnings benefit benefits bias biases bond bonds capital capitals care cares career careers cause causes characteristic characteristics charge charges check checks choice choices circuit circuits circumstance circumstances climate climates code codes color colors column columns combination combinations complex complexes connection connections constant constants constraint constraints contact contacts content contents contract contracts context contexts contrast contrasts crime crimes criteria criterias cross crosses current currents curriculum curriculums curve curves debt debts density densities

Requires: lemma, pos

usas

cql[lemma={words} & pos="NN|NNS"]
Word list (623 items)
Break-up Jinx P-economy Snip abandon abeyance abrogation absorbing abstraction abstractions accident act acting action action-packed active activities activity acts ad-lib adherence ado affair affairs all-purpose amelogenesis annihilation apocalypse apostasy applicability appropriateness aptness arbitrariness assassin asset attaching auto-destruction autolysis automation automatisation automatization autopilot avail avoidance avoiding back-seat backseat baler ballgame banging barrenness basher bedlam beetling bellyflop bender biz blacklist blast blasting bleeding-heart blemish blight blow-out blowing blowout bondage bonding bottling bound box-builders breach break-up breakage breakages breaking brush-off bubbling bull-baiting bulldozing bumping bundling bushfire bustle cannibalisation canning capping captive captivity carbonizing carelessness carnage catcher caution cautiousness caveat chance chaos chipping chop chopping chops chore circumscription circumvention clampdown clamping clinging clipping closing closure clutch clutching co-production coaters cobble coincidence collapse collapsing collision collisions commission commissions committal committing complicity composting concreting confinement consisting constraint constriction constrictions constructivism consumption containment contaminating contents convenience conveniences cop-out coping corrosion crack crackdown cracking crash crashing creating creation creator creators crumbling crusher crushers curb curbs curses cut cutting dabbing dabble dabbler dabblers damage damaging daub dealing dealings decimation decoking decomposition deed deeds default defaults defying delamination demarcation demolishment demolition depredation depredations destroying destruction detainee detainees detriment devastation dig digging dilapidation dilapidations dipping discharge discharges disciplinarian discretion disjointing dismantling disqualification disrepair disservice disuse dodge dodger doer doing doings doldrum doldrums dragnet draw dredge drilling duress effusion eligibility emancipation encompassing end-user enforcement enforcing engraving eradication erosion errand escape escapee evading evasion ex-user excavation excluding exclusion exclusions executing exigencies expedient expedients exploding exploit exploitation exploiter exploiters explosion extrusion fashioner fashioners fastener feat felling filtering filtration fissure fitness fixing flick flicking flip flipping flood-gates flouting fluke folding follow-through forking framer free-for-all free-riding freedom freeform freeing freestyle frenzy fugitive fumbling function functionality functioning fusion futility gearing getaway gimmickry globalisation gluing godsend going-on goings-on gouge grafters grafting grip gripping gritting group-work groupwork guarding hacking hammering hand-picking handiwork handling handwork harm harnessing havoc hibernation high-stakes hostage hostages house-building housebuilding housework hubbub hustle hyperactivity idleness implementation implementing improvisation impunity inactivity inclusion incorporating incorporation indiscipline ineffectiveness ingredient initiative initiatives insider installation installing instillation integrating integration integrators interlocking internment involvement involving irrelevance isolation jab jinx kegging labor labour labouring labours lamination lamplighting laxity layering leak leakage leaking legwork liabilities liability liberalisation liberalization liberation liberty limitation limiting logistics loose luck macing maintenance maintenence maker making malfunction malfunctions manufacture manufacturer manufacturing martinet materialism mauling messing metaphysics milling misadventure misadventures misfortune mishap mobilisation mobilization mooring moratorium moulder mousetraps multi-taskers mutilation nailing neglect negligence nemesis nudge off-chance ology omission ooze opening operating operation operative opportunism opportunist opportunities opportunity opus outcast outcasts overexploitation overhaul overworking packer packing parameter parameters paring passivity pat pegging pelting performativity performing personalization pinking planing plastering poodling potluck pounding pouring powering practicability practicalities practicality practice practicing pragmatism pragmatist pre-making precaution precautions prep preparation preparing pressing prick proceeding proceedings process processing prodding production project projects providence puncture pursuance pursuing pursuit quarantine racket raking random randomising ransacking rashness ravages re-enactment re-mixing reaction recourse recreating recycling redoing reenactment refining refinishing regenerating reintegration release releasing relevance relieving reliving remaking remissness remix reneging repackaging reprisal rerun respray resprays restraint restraints restressing restricting restriction reunification reuse rewind rigour risk-taker riveting routing rub rubbing ruin ruins run-in runaway rusting sabotage safeguarding scope scrape scraping scuff sealing securing segmentation self-discipline self-restraint servicer servicing shackle shackles shards shattering shebang sifting sinecure skim skive skivery slash slashing smashing snare snip soldering spill spliting spoiling spray spraying spreading squirting stabbing standby stir stirring stirrings structuring stubbing styling suitability suiting swath synthesis tackling task tearaways tether threshhold thrift throes thuggery tightening tightening-up time-waster timing toil tosser tossers trap treading tweak tweaks under-utilising undergoing undertaking unfortunate unlocking unpacking upkeep usability use usefulness user usery uses using utilisation utilities utility utilization venting victim wariness waxing wiring workflow workflows workhorse workhorses wrapping wreckage wring write-off zap zoning

Requires: lemma, pos

Normalization

Per nouns

Sources

  • biber_2006 — Biber, Douglas (2006) : University Language — A Corpus-based Study of Spoken and Written Registers
  • mfte — Le Foll, Elen & Shakir, Muhammad (2023/2025) : Multi-Feature Tagger of English (MFTE) — Python version
  • 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