NNCONC YAML source
code: NNCONC
xiao_number: A14
mfte_code: NNCONC
name: Concrete nouns
definition: Nouns denoting physical, tangible objects.
normalization: nouns
detection:
- source: xiao_2009
requires:
- usas
usas_code: O2
- source: mfte
requires:
- word
- pos
cql: '[word={words} & pos="NN.*"]'
words:
- acid
- acids
- alcohol
- alcohols
- aluminium
- aluminiums
- arm
- arms
- artifact
- artifacts
- asteroid
- asteroids
- automobile
- automobiles
- award
- awards
- bag
- bags
- ball
- balls
- banana
- bananas
- band
- bands
- bar
- bars
- basin
- basins
- bed
- beds
- bell
- bells
- belt
- belts
- block
- blocks
- board
- boards
- boat
- boats
- bodies
- body
- bone
- bones
- book
- books
- box
- boxes
- brain
- brains
- branch
- branches
- bubble
- bubbles
- bud
- buds
- bulb
- bulbs
- bulletin
- bulletins
- button
- buttons
- cake
- cakes
- camera
- cameras
- cap
- caps
- car
- card
- cards
- cars
- case
- cases
- cent
- cents
- chain
- chains
- chair
- chairs
- chart
- charts
- clay
- clays
- clock
- clocks
- clothing
- clothings
- club
- clubs
- comet
- comets
- computer
- computers
- copies
- copper
- coppers
- copy
- counter
- counters
- cover
- covers
- crop
- crops
- crystal
- crystals
- cylinder
- cylinders
- deposit
- deposits
- desk
- desks
- device
- devices
- dinner
- dinners
- disk
- disks
- document
- documents
- dollar
- dollars
- door
- doors
- dot
- dots
- drain
- drains
- drawing
- drawings
- drink
- drinks
- drop
- drops
- drug
- drugs
- dust
- dusts
- edge
- edges
- engine
- engines
- envelope
- envelopes
- equipment
- equipments
- eye
- eyes
- face
- faces
- feet
- fiber
- fibers
- fig
- figs
- file
- files
- film
- films
- filter
- filters
- finger
- fingers
- fish
- flower
- flowers
- food
- foods
- foot
- frame
- frames
- fruit
- fruits
- furniture
- furnitures
- game
- games
- gap
- gaps
- gate
- gates
- gel
- gels
- gift
- gifts
- glacier
- glaciers
- grain
- grains
- gun
- guns
- hair
- hairs
- hand
- handbook
- handbooks
- handout
- handouts
- hands
- head
- heads
- heart
- hearts
- ice
- ices
- instrument
- instruments
- item
- items
- journal
- journals
- key
- keys
- knot
- knots
- lava
- lavas
- leaf
- leaves
- leg
- legs
- lemon
- lemons
- liquid
- liquids
- load
- loads
- machine
- machines
- magazine
- magazines
- magnet
- magnets
- mail
- mails
- manual
- manuals
- map
- maps
- marker
- markers
- match
- matches
- metal
- metals
- mixture
- mixtures
- modem
- modems
- mole
- moles
- motor
- motors
- mound
- mounds
- mouth
- mouths
- movie
- movies
- mud
- muds
- muscle
- muscles
- mushroom
- mushrooms
- nail
- nails
- newspaper
- newspapers
- node
- nodes
- note
- notes
- notice
- notices
- novel
- novels
- oak
- oaks
- object
- objects
- package
- packages
- page
- pages
- paper
- papers
- peak
- peaks
- pen
- pencil
- pencils
- pens
- phone
- phones
- picture
- pictures
- pie
- piece
- pieces
- pies
- pipe
- pipes
- plant
- plants
- plate
- plates
- pole
- poles
- portrait
- portraits
- post
- posts
- pot
- pots
- potteries
- pottery
- radio
- radios
- rain
- rains
- reactor
- reactors
- resistor
- resistors
- retina
- retinas
- ridge
- ridges
- ring
- rings
- ripple
- ripples
- rock
- rocks
- root
- roots
- salt
- salts
- sand
- sands
- score
- scores
- screen
- screens
- sculpture
- sculptures
- seat
- seats
- seawater
- seawaters
- sediment
- sediments
- seed
- seeds
- sheet
- sheets
- shell
- shells
- ship
- ships
- silica
- silicas
- slide
- slides
- slope
- slopes
- snow
- snows
- sodium
- soil
- soils
- solid
- solids
- space
- spaces
- sphere
- spheres
- spot
- spots
- statue
- statues
- steam
- steams
- steel
- steels
- stem
- stems
- step
- steps
- stick
- sticks
- stone
- stones
- strata
- stratas
- string
- strings
- sugar
- sugars
- syllabus
- syllabuses
- table
- tables
- tank
- tanks
- tape
- tapes
- target
- targets
- teeth
- telephone
- telephones
- telescope
- telescopes
- textbook
- textbooks
- ticket
- tickets
- tip
- tips
- tissue
- tissues
- tool
- tools
- tooth
- train
- trains
- transcript
- transcripts
- transistor
- transistors
- tree
- trees
- truck
- trucks
- tube
- tubes
- vehicle
- vehicles
- vessel
- vessels
- video
- videos
- visa
- visas
- wall
- walls
- water
- waters
- wheel
- wheels
- window
- windows
- wire
- wires
- wood
- woods
combine: "_ & !NCOMP"
- source: usas
requires:
- lemma
- pos
cql: '[lemma={words} & pos="NN|NNS"]'
words:
- CNC
- Hallware
- Holsters
- NC
- Rawplug
- Siff
- Stones
- Whisk
- absorber
- accessories
- accessory
- aerosol
- aerosols
- aga
- airbag
- altimeter
- alu-rivets
- amphora
- anvil
- aperture
- apparatus
- apparatuses
- appliance
- applicator
- applicators
- array
- artefact
- artefacts
- artifact
- artifacts
- ashtray
- atomiser
- atomizer
- attachment
- attenuator
- auger
- autoclave
- automata
- automatic
- automaton
- automatons
- awl
- ax
- axe
- axes
- axle
- axles
- backboard
- backpack
- backrest
- badge
- badges
- baffle
- baffles
- bain-maries
- bale
- bales
- ball
- balls
- banner
- barb
- barrel
- barrow
- basin
- basins
- basket
- bathtub
- baton
- batten
- bauble
- baubles
- bead
- beading
- beaker
- bearing
- beaver-skin
- beaver-skins
- bedpan
- bedpans
- bedspring
- bell
- bells
- bin
- bin-bags
- birch
- birthstone
- bitty
- blade
- blades
- blaster
- blasters
- blender
- blindfold
- blinker
- blinkers
- blob
- block
- blockage
- blot
- blotter
- blow-drier
- blowlamp
- blowtorch
- bobbin
- bobble
- boiler
- boiling-pot
- bollard
- bollards
- bolt
- bolts
- bookend
- bookends
- boomerang
- bottle
- bottle-opener
- bowl
- bowls
- box
- bracket
- brake
- breadbasket
- breakwater
- breakwaters
- bric-a-brac
- brick
- bridle
- bubble
- bubbles
- bucket
- bulkhead
- bullion
- bullwhip
- bundle
- bung
- bunting
- burner
- butt
- caboodle
- cafetiere
- cafetière
- calendar
- cam
- can
- candle
- candles
- canister
- canisters
- capstan
- capsule
- cargo
- carton
- cartridge
- casing
- cask
- casket
- casks
- catapult
- cauldron
- cavity
- cenotaph
- centre-piece
- chainsaw
- chalice
- chisel
- chock
- churn
- chute
- cinder
- cinders
- cistern
- cisterns
- clamp
- clasp
- clasps
- cleats
- clip
- clip-board
- clock
- clockwork
- clutter
- coathanger
- coating
- cobbles
- cobblestone
- cobblestones
- coffin
- cog
- colposcope
- column
- commodities
- commodity
- comparator
- compartment
- compass
- component
- compressor
- compressors
- confetti
- consumable
- container
- contraption
- cooker
- cookie-jar
- copier
- cord
- cords
- core
- corkscrew
- corning
- cosh
- cover
- cracker
- crampon
- crampons
- crane
- crankshaft
- crate
- crates
- crease
- credi-pack
- crossbar
- crowbar
- crucible
- crucifix
- crumbs
- cruncher
- cup
- curio
- curios
- decking
- demijohns
- device
- devices
- dial
- dials
- die
- digger
- diggers
- dipstick
- dish
- dishcloth
- disk
- dispenser
- divider
- doornail
- dovetail
- dovetails
- drier
- drill
- dubery
- duckboard
- duckboards
- edge
- edges
- edging
- effigy
- eggcup
- empty
- engine
- entities
- entity
- envelope
- equipment
- eraser
- escalator
- exchanger
- exchangers
- exhibit
- extinguisher
- extinguishers
- extractor
- fastening
- faucet
- faucets
- fencing
- fender
- file
- filter
- fingermark
- fingermarks
- fishnet
- fishnets
- fitments
- fixture
- fixtures
- flagon
- flagons
- flagstaff
- flail
- flake
- flakes
- flap
- flask
- fleck
- flexigrip
- float
- flong
- floorboard
- flue
- flume
- fob
- folder
- forceps
- foremast
- fork
- former
- formers
- frame
- funnel
- gadget
- gadgetry
- gadgets
- gag
- gasket
- gaskets
- gaslamp
- gaslight
- gaslights
- gear
- gems
- gemstone
- giftware
- girders
- gizmo
- gizzmo
- gizzmos
- glasses
- glassware
- goblet
- gong
- goods
- goody
- grail
- grate
- gravestone
- grid
- grill
- grille
- grinder
- grindstone
- groove
- groundsheet
- gubbins
- gusset
- gyroscope
- gyroscopes
- hacksaw
- hammer
- hamper
- handbrake
- handle
- hanger
- hangers
- hardware
- harness
- hatches
- hatchet
- headlamps
- headlight
- headlights
- heirloom
- hilt
- hinge
- hoarding
- holder
- holders
- hole
- holster
- hook
- hoop
- hooter
- hopper
- horn
- horseshoe
- hose
- hosepipe
- hub
- hunk
- hurdle
- hydraulics
- implement
- incinerator
- inflators
- ingot
- ingots
- inkwell
- inlay
- inlays
- input
- insert
- inset
- instrument
- insulation
- interslices
- ironmongery
- item
- jack
- jar
- jenny
- join
- joist
- joists
- jug
- karabiner
- karabiners
- keg
- kegs
- key
- keyhole
- keys
- kit
- kitchen-stuff
- kitchenware
- knick-knack
- knick-knacks
- knife
- knives
- knob
- knobs
- knocker
- knot
- knot-line
- knot-lines
- ladder
- lamp
- lamp-post
- lamp-posts
- lamppost
- lantern
- last
- lasts
- latch
- lathe
- lattice
- lawn-mower
- lawnmower
- layer
- leash
- lens
- lever
- lid
- lift
- lighter
- loader
- loadstone
- loadstones
- lock
- log
- looking-glass
- loom
- lynch-pin
- mace
- machete
- machine
- machinery
- magnet
- magnifier
- magnifiers
- main
- mallet
- manacles
- manger
- manhole
- marbles
- marker
- markers
- martingale
- martingales
- mask
- matchbox
- matchstick
- matchsticks
- matting
- mechanic
- mechanism
- medal
- medallion
- medallions
- memento
- mementos
- meshes
- micro-balloon
- micro-balloons
- micro-layer
- micro-skin
- microdot
- microdots
- microholes
- microscope
- millstone
- millstones
- mincer
- mini-pack
- mirror
- mirrors
- mobile
- model
- monitor
- monitors
- monolith
- monument
- mote
- motes
- motors
- motorspring
- mould
- mountings
- mousetrap
- mug
- mugger
- nack
- nacks
- nail
- needle
- needlepoint
- net
- nets
- netting
- niche
- niches
- nick-nack
- nick-nacks
- node
- nodes
- noose
- notch
- notches
- nozzle
- nutcracker
- object
- oddment
- oddments
- off-cut
- off-cuts
- opener
- opinionator
- ornament
- ornaments
- outfits
- oven
- overbanding
- overdrive
- overlay
- pack
- package
- packaged-goods
- packaging
- packet
- packets
- packs
- pad
- padlock
- pads
- pail
- palette
- pallet
- pallets
- pan
- pannier
- panniers
- pans
- parasol
- parcel
- parcels
- particle
- particles
- patch
- pebble
- pebbles
- pedal
- pedestal
- peeler
- peg
- pegs
- pellet
- pendulum
- pendulums
- pentop
- percolator
- perforator
- perforators
- phial
- pickaxe
- picks
- pillory
- pin
- pincer
- pinholes
- pins
- pipe
- pipeline
- pipelines
- piston
- pistons
- pit
- pitcher
- pits
- plank
- planking
- planter
- planters
- plaque
- plate
- plating
- plier
- pliers
- plinth
- ploughshare
- ploughshares
- plow
- plughole
- plunger
- ply
- plywood
- pneumonics
- podium
- poker
- pole
- polypropylene
- pontics
- popper
- postbag
- pot
- potato-masher
- pots
- pouches
- presser
- pressers
- prism
- prisms
- probe
- product
- products
- prongs
- prop
- provisions
- prow
- puddle
- pulley
- pump
- punnet
- purifier
- rack
- radiator
- raeburn
- rag
- rail
- railing
- railings
- rails
- rake
- ramp
- ramps
- rattan
- receptacle
- recogniser
- recognisers
- recognizer
- recognizers
- reel
- reflector
- regulator
- rein
- reins
- relic
- relics
- remould
- remover
- repeater
- requisite
- respirator
- rim
- ripple
- ripples
- rivet
- rivets
- rock
- rod
- rods
- roll
- roller
- rollers
- rolls
- roofbar
- roofbars
- rope
- roundel
- rubber-stamp
- rubble
- rung
- s.a.e.
- sachet
- sack
- sacs
- saddlery
- safe
- salvage
- sandbag
- sandbags
- sandcastle
- sandcastles
- sandpaper
- sarcophagus
- saucepan
- saucer
- saw
- sceptre
- scissors
- scoop
- scoops
- scrap
- scraper
- screw
- screwdriver
- screwdrivers
- scrubber
- scuttle
- scythe
- scythes
- secateurs
- sequin
- sequins
- sextant
- shaft
- sharpener
- shears
- sheath
- sheeting
- shifters
- shovel
- shread
- shunt
- shute
- shuttlecock
- sickle
- sieve
- silverware
- six-pack
- skewer
- skip
- skips
- skittle
- slab
- slat
- slats
- slice
- slider
- sliders
- sling
- slit
- slot
- sluice
- smear
- smudge
- snaffle
- snowball
- snowman
- souvenir
- souvenirs
- spade
- spanner
- spare
- spatula
- speck
- spectacles
- spike
- spills
- spindle
- spindles
- splicer
- splinter
- splodge
- splodges
- spoke
- spool
- spoon
- spoons
- spout
- sprayer
- sprayers
- spring
- springs
- squib
- stack
- stacks
- staple
- stethoscope
- stethoscopes
- stew-pot
- stick
- sticks
- stiffener
- stilt
- stirrup
- stopper
- stove
- strainer
- strands
- strap
- strata
- strip
- strop
- strut
- struts
- stub
- stud
- studs
- substructure
- suds
- sundries
- sundry
- sweepings
- swipe-card
- syringe
- t-ball
- tab
- tablespoon
- tableware
- tach
- tack
- tangle
- tank
- tap
- taps
- tarpaulin
- tassels
- teaspoon
- telescope
- telescopes
- thimble
- thimbles
- thing
- thingey
- thingies
- things
- thingummyjig
- thingumyjig
- thingy
- thread
- threads
- tidy
- tier
- tiers
- tightrope
- tile
- tiles
- timbering
- timbers
- tins
- tinsel
- tombstone
- tongs
- tool
- toolbox
- toolboxes
- toolkit
- tools
- trail
- transmitter
- trapping
- trappings
- tray
- treadle
- treadles
- treadmill
- treasures
- trellis
- trench
- trenches
- tricolor
- trigger
- trimmer
- trinket
- trinkets
- trollies
- trolly
- trophy
- trough
- troughs
- trowel
- truncheon
- tub
- tube
- tubing
- tubula
- tuer
- tumbler
- tunnel
- turbine
- turbo
- tureen
- turnstile
- turnstiles
- tweakers
- tweezers
- twine
- tyre
- unwhatsits
- utensil
- utensils
- valve
- vane
- vase
- vent
- ventilation
- wad
- wadge
- wand
- ware
- water-bag
- wax-candle
- wax-candles
- wedge
- whatsit
- whatsits
- wheel
- wheelbarrow
- wheelbarrows
- wheels
- whistle
- whiteboard
- wick
- wicks
- widget
- widgetry
- winch
- winches
- wiper
- wire
- wodget
- wodgets
- wrapper
- wraps
- zip
- zips
sources:
- biber_2006
- mfte
- xiao_2009
- usas