Course:COGS200/2017W1/NGramAssignment/Group7/39435152

Compare words:

[fag, cigarette (Bristish English)]

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The interesting aspect about the graph is that before the 1870's "fag" was used more than "cigarette." However, after the 1880's the "cigarette" was used way more than "fag", and has been exponentially used more than the word "fag". This could be due to the alternative derogatory meaning that arose, where the word "fag" was used as a reference to a homosexual.

Wildcard Search:

[I * you]

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Looking at the graph it is interesting to note that between 1800 to 1850's "I [pray] you" was the most frequently used phrase, possibly due to the heavily religious influences of that time. While "I [tell] you" has always been the most utilized phrase throughout the years. While currently, the most prominent phrase is "I [think] you."

Inflection Search:

[begin_INF] (verb)

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The inflection graph shows 5 different inflections of the word "begin", including "began", "beginning", "begin", "begins", and "begun". the graph shows that the most used inflection is the word "began", followed by the word "beginning", and recently the least used inflection is the word "begun".

Part of Speech Tags:

[hit_NOUN,hit_VERB,hit_ADJ]

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The graph shows 3 different parts of speech for the word "hit," where it can be used as a verb, a noun, and an adjective. The most prominently used version of "hit" is the verb phrase usage, which is understandable because most people would use it most commonly as a verb. Followed by the word being used as a noun, and then as an adjective.