PREF_BE Prefix be- (verbal)

Definition

Verbs beginning with the prefix be- (e.g., befriend, belie, bewitch).

Detection Rules

regex^be

Normalization

Per words

Sources

• bohmann_2019 — Bohmann, Axel (2019) : Variation in English Worldwide: Varieties and Genres in a Quantitative Perspective
• baayen_1994 — Baayen, R. Harald (1994) : Derivational productivity and text typology

Notes

Bohmann specifies verbs starting with be-; regex matches all words — POS constraint would improve precision.