This option is identical to the simple search on the BASIC tab.
Finds words which match the search word(s) or whose %[lemma]% (base form) matches the search word. It is not case sensitive.
Type a word or phrase. Use an asterisk (*) for any number of unspecified characters. Use a question mark (?) for exactly one unspecified character. Use the pipe (|) to include more than one word or phrase. Use two hyphens (--) to search for a word that can be hyphenated, non-hyphenated or spelt as two separate words.
use | to find |
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m* | words or lemmas beginning m- |
*ing | words or lemmas ending -ing |
have a * idea | unspecified word or lemma |
have * * * idea | three unspecified words or lemmas |
???t | 4-letter words or lemmas ending -t |
multi--billion | find multi-billion or multibillion or multi billion |
return|go back | find return or go back |
Type a lemma to find all %[wordForm|word forms]% of the lemma. %[regex|Regular expressions]% are supported.
use | to find |
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go | go goes went going gone |
b.* | be, was, beaches, big, bigger (words whose lemma begins b-) |
Finds a multi-word phrase exactly as typed. %[regex|Regular expressions]% are supported.
Finds a specific %[wordForm|word form]% exactly as typed. %[regex|Regular expressions]% are supported.
use | to find |
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go | go |
goes | goes |
Finds %[token|tokens]% containing a specific character or a string of characters.
use | to find |
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ck | flicks trafficking quick … |
The Corpus Query Language is used for complex searches of lexical and grammatical structures and for searches with unspecific criteria. %[cqlManual|more»]%