Query type

Simple

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.

Examples
use to find
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 multi-billion or multi billion
return|go back find return or go back

Lemma

Type a lemma to find all word forms of the lemma. Regular expressions are supported. 

Example
use to find
go go goes went going gone
b.* be, was, beaches, big, bigger (words whose lemma begins b-)

Phrase

Finds a multi-word phrase exactly as typed.  Regular expressions are supported. 


Word

Finds a specific word form exactly as typed.  Regular expressions are supported. 

Example
use to find
go go
goes goes

Character

Finds tokens containing a specific character or a string of characters.

Example
use to find
ck flicks trafficking quick ...

CQL

The Corpus Query Language is used for complex searches of lexical and grammatical structures and for searches with unspecific criteria. more»