S_GENITIVE S-genitive

Bohmann 121

Definition

Possessive s-genitive (’s) as opposed to of-genitive

Detection Rules

bohmann_2019

regex\b\w+'s\b

Requires: word

Normalization

Per words

Sources

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

Notes

Bohmann notes false positives from contractions; needs disambiguation

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