ERIC Number: EJ1393243
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-2286-8909
EISSN: EISSN-2697-4614
A Corpus-Based Study of the Synonyms: Perfect, Flawless, Impeccable
Kongcharoen, Pong-ampai; Thummanuruk, Wannasiri
THAITESOL Journal, v36 n1 p1-20 Jan-Jun 2023
This research investigated three synonymous adjectives "perfect," "flawless," and "impeccable" in terms of meaning, degree of formality, collocations, and grammatical patterns. The three synonymous adjectives were scrutinized through the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA). The findings suggested that these three synonymous adjectives share some similarities; however, they cannot be used interchangeably in every context. In hotel contexts, there seemed to be a preference for "impeccable" compared with the other two.
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Phrase Structure, Form Classes (Languages), Morphemes, Semantics, Definitions, Grammar, Language Patterns, Language Usage, North American English, Preferences, Dictionaries
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