SUFF_ER_OR Suffix -er/-or (agent nouns)

Bohmann 200

Definition

Human-agent nouns derived from verb + -er/-or (e.g., buyer, actor).

Detection Rules

regex(er|or)$

Requires: word

Normalization

Per words

Sources

  • bohmann_2019 — Bohmann, Axel (2019) : Variation in English Worldwide: Varieties and Genres in a Quantitative Perspective
  • biermeier_2008 — Biermeier, Thomas (2008) : Word-formation in New Englishes
  • baayen_1994 — Baayen, R. Harald (1994) : Derivational productivity and text typology

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