WARDS_WORDS Words ending in -wards

Bohmann 145 Bohmann 146

Definition

Directional adverbs ending in -wards (forwards, towards, backwards, etc.)

Detection Rules

bohmann_2019

regex\b\w+wards\b

Requires: word

Normalization

Per words

Sources

  • bohmann_2019 — Bohmann, Axel (2019) : Variation in English Worldwide: Varieties and Genres in a Quantitative Perspective
  • grieve_2016 — Grieve, Jack (2016) : Regional Variation in Written American English

Notes

British English preference; -ward is American

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