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 multibillion or multi billion
return|go back find return or go back

Lemma

Type a lemma to find all %[wordForm|word forms]% of the lemma. %[regex|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. %[regex|Regular expressions]% are supported. 


Word

Finds a specific %[wordForm|word form]% exactly as typed. %[regex|Regular expressions]% are supported. 

Example
use to find
go go
goes goes

Character

Finds %[token|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. %[cqlManual|more»]%