Dear corpus list subscribers
I'm looking for "nice" examples where corpus evidence (radically)
runs counter to intuition (of a native speaker) or to standard
perception of the language. Of course there are many findings in
corpus-based studies that could not have been established by
introspection - but I'm looking for the kind which would result in a
"wow - I wouldn't have thought that!"-reaction from the average
language user. ;-)
Many thanks in advance!
Sebastian Hoffmann
University of Zurich
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