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Appendix B - A list of 200 function words

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 January 2010

Hugh Craig
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle, New South Wales
Arthur F. Kinney
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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Summary

The part of speech is specified for some of the words. These are words we have tagged in our machine-readable texts to separate homographs with distinct grammatical functions.

A–C

a about above after again against all almost along although am among amongst an and another any anything are art [verb] as at back be because been before being besides beyond both but by [adverb] by [preposition] can cannot canst could

D–F

dare did didst do does done dost doth down durst each either enough ere even ever every few for [adverb] for [conjunction] for [preposition] from

G–I

had hadst hast hath have he hence her [adjective] her [personal pronoun] here him himself his how I if in [adverb] in [preposition] is it itself

J–L

least like [adverb] like [preposition] like [verb]

M–O

many may me might mine more most much must my myself neither never no [adjective] no [negative particle] none nor not nothing now O of off oft often on [adverb] on [preposition] one only or other our ourselves out over own

P–R

past perhaps quite rather round

S–U

same shall shalt she should since so [adverb of degree] so [adverb of manner and conjunction] some something somewhat still such than that [conjunction] that [demonstrative] that [relative] the thee their them themselves then there these they thine this those thou though through thus thy thyself till to [adverb] to [infinitive] to [preposition] too under unto up [adverb] upon [preposition] us

V–Z

very was we well were wert what when where which [interrogative] which [relative] while whilst who [interrogative] who [relative] whom whose why will [verb] with within without ye yet you your yours yourself yourselves

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Print publication year: 2009

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  • A list of 200 function words
  • Edited by Hugh Craig, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Arthur F. Kinney, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • Book: Shakespeare, Computers, and the Mystery of Authorship
  • Online publication: 06 January 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511605437.013
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  • A list of 200 function words
  • Edited by Hugh Craig, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Arthur F. Kinney, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • Book: Shakespeare, Computers, and the Mystery of Authorship
  • Online publication: 06 January 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511605437.013
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  • A list of 200 function words
  • Edited by Hugh Craig, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Arthur F. Kinney, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • Book: Shakespeare, Computers, and the Mystery of Authorship
  • Online publication: 06 January 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511605437.013
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