Corpus OVER
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Col, Gilles, 2014,
Corpus OVER, LINDAT/CLARIAH-CZ digital library at the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics (ÚFAL),
http://hdl.handle.net/11234/1-5175.
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2014
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326 sentences
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Many studies in cognitive linguistics have analysed the semantics of 'over', notably the
semantics associated with 'over' as a preposition. Most of them generally conclude that 'over' is
polysemic and this polysemy is to be described thanks to a semantic radial network, showing
the relationships between the different meanings of the word. What we would like to suggest
on the contrary is that the meanings of 'over' are highly dependent on the utterance context in
which its occurrences are embedded, and consequently that the meaning of 'over' itself is
under-specified, rather than polysemic. Moreover, to provide a more accurate account of the
apparent wide range of meanings of 'over' in context, we ought to take into account the other
uses of this unit: as an adverb and particle, and not only as a preposition. In this paper, we
provide a corpus-based description of 'over' which leads us to propose a monosemic definition. ,So as to achiev such a description, we used a short dataset of randomly selected 326 sentences containing 'over' in various positions in the sentences and corresponding to various categories.
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1) A6F 390 The NUM's main trouble with the courts arose over actions brought by its own members on the grounds that the union had broken its own rules (over a pre-strike ballot) and for contempt. 2) ABJ 2891 Now the political consequences have spilled over into Belorussia, and especially into the Gomel area, the part of Belorussia nearest Chernobyl. 3) AC4 1742 They were leaning forward facing each other, one on either side of Tug, looming over him. 4) ACS 1101 All over the country, and particularly in American libraries abroad run by the International Information Administration, intelligent men rushed to destroy books by �suspect� authors, embracing among others Sherwood Anderson, W. H. Auden, Theodore Dreiser and Edmund Wilson. 5) ADH 362 This information is all the more important because of the official nature of coins, which thereby gives them an advantage over other more private inscriptions. 6) ADM 213 I added quickly, as the appalled expression of a visitor singled out by a pastor in an evangelical church for �spontaneous prayer� flashed over his face. 7) AMK 642 If it ever came to making hard choices over monetary policy or economic policy where the needs of one region or country conflicted with those of Germany, it is fanciful to think that her priorities, as the self-styled �motor� of Europe, would not prevail. 8) AML 607 The acidic bedrock and associated soils and extensive podsolisation and bog development, in conjunction with increasing storm frequency and human impact since about 4000 B.P. have lead to progressive impoverishment of the flora and vegetation over thousands of years resulting in the poor botanical diversity of the Outer Hebrides today. 9) BM4 1174 Interest was also expressed over another site in the village, adjacent to the school, which East Hampshire District Council were said to be looking at with a view to a second affordable housing development. 10) BN3 1118 By Law, orthodox Jews must not light fires or cookers over Sabbat . . .

