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For an explanation of contracted forms, please see the Introduction to the Manual and Guidelines to Wordclass Tagging.
The list consists of two parts
|
Orthographic Form |
Broken down into |
Component tags |
|
'd've |
'd + 've |
VM0 + VHI |
|
'tis |
't + is |
PNP + VBZ |
|
'twas |
't + was |
PNP + VBD |
|
'twere |
't + were |
PNP + VBD |
|
'twould |
't + would |
PNP + VM0 |
|
I'd've |
I + 'd + 've |
PNP + VM0 + VHI |
|
ain't |
ai + n't |
UNC + XX0 |
|
aint |
ai + nt |
UNC + XX0 |
|
aintcha |
ai + nt + cha |
UNC + XX0 + PNP |
|
an'all |
an' + all / an'all |
CJC + DT0 / multiword AV0 |
|
arent |
are + nt |
VBB + XX0 |
|
c'mon |
c'm + on |
VVB + AVP |
|
cannae |
can + nae |
VM0 + XX0 |
|
can't |
ca + n't |
VM0 + XX0 |
|
cannot |
can + not |
VM0 + XX0 |
|
couldnt |
could + nt |
VM0 + XX0 |
|
d'ya |
d' + ya |
VDB + PNP |
|
d'you |
d' + you |
VDB + PNP |
|
didnt |
did + nt |
VDD + XX0 |
|
doesnt |
does + nt |
VDZ + XX0 |
|
dont |
do + nt |
VDB + XX0 |
|
dunnit |
dun + n + it |
VDZ + XX0 + PNP |
|
dunno |
du + n + no |
VDB + XX0 + VVI |
|
geroff |
ger + off |
VVB/VVI + AVP/PRP |
|
gimme |
gim + me |
VVB/VVI + PNP |
|
gonna |
gon + na |
VVG + TO0 |
|
gorra |
gor + ra |
VVN + AT0 |
|
gotta |
got + ta |
VVN + TO0/AT0 |
|
hadnt |
had + nt |
VHD + XX0 |
|
hasnt |
has + nt |
VHZ + XX0 |
|
havent |
have + nt |
VHB + XX0 |
|
he'd've |
he + 'd + 've |
PNP + VM0 + VHI |
|
hes |
he + s |
PNP + VBZ |
|
i'd've |
i + 'd + 've |
PNP + VM0 + VHI |
|
innit |
in + n + it |
VBZ + XX0 + PNP |
|
isnt |
is + nt |
VBZ + XX0 |
|
it'd've |
it + 'd + 've |
PNP + VM0 + VHI |
|
lorra |
lor + ra |
NN1 + PRF |
|
m'lud |
m' + lud |
DPS + NN1 |
|
ought'a |
ough + t + 'a |
VM0 + TO0 + VHI |
|
oughta |
ought + a |
VM0 + TO0 |
|
shan't |
sha + n't |
VM0 + XX0 |
|
she'd've |
she + 'd + 've |
PNP + VM0 + VHI |
|
shes |
she + s |
PNP + VBZ |
|
shouldn't've |
should + n't + 've |
VM0 + XX0 + VHI |
|
shouldnt |
should + nt |
VM0 + XX0 |
|
t'other |
t' + other |
AT0 + NN1 |
|
thats |
that + s |
DT0 + VBZ |
|
theres |
there + s |
EX0 + VBZ |
|
they'd've |
they + 'd + 've |
PNP + VM0 + VHI |
|
theyve |
they + ve |
PNP + VHB |
|
tis |
t + is |
PNP + VBZ |
|
twas |
t + was |
PNP + VBD |
|
twere |
t + were |
PNP + VBD |
|
twould |
t + would |
PNP + VM0 |
|
t'other |
t' + other |
AT0 + NN1 |
|
wanna |
wan + na |
VVB/VVI + TO0/AT0 |
|
wannit |
wann + it |
VVB/VVI + PNP |
|
wasnae |
was + nae |
VBD + XX0 |
|
wasnt |
was + nt |
VBD + XX0 |
|
we'd've |
we + 'd + 've |
PNP + VM0 + VHI |
|
werent |
were + nt |
VBD + XX0 |
|
weve |
we + ve |
PNP + VHB |
|
won't |
wo + n't |
VM0 + XX0 |
|
wotta |
wott + a |
DTQ + AT0 |
|
wouldnt |
would + nt |
VM0 + XX0 |
|
you'd've |
you + 'd + 've |
PNP + VM0 + VHI |
These items can attach -- without intervening spaces - to a variety of wordforms, typically nouns and pronouns, as in
" <w NP0>Mary<w VM0>'d never forgive you if it was," Blanche answered . [CDY]
I mean, if <w PNP>she<w VHD>'d told Doris, Doris would have phoned. [KST]
The contraction n't attaches to auxiliary/modal verbs (can't play, haven't looked etc.)
| Enclitic form | Available Tags |
| 'd | VM0 / VHD |
| 'm | VBB |
| 's | VBZ / VHZ / VDZ / POS |
| 'll | VM0 |
| n't | XX0 |
| 're | VBB |
| 've | VHB |
[ Related documents: Multiwords | Introduction to the Manual | Guidelines to Wordclass Tagging | Error rates | Automatic tagging of the BNC ]
Date: 17 March 2000