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Grammatical Functions
Frequency in BNC the number of times the collocation occurs
Thin Slender Slim Lean Skinny Bony
man 116 layer 97 air 92 sections 81 section 66 line 57 face 41 end 38 film 37 slices 33 cotton 32 smile 29 ice 27 layers 23 lips 23 strip 23 strips 20 arms 19 legs 18
figure 30 body 20 legs 18 fingers 15 form 14 arms 13 hand 7 resources 6 shoulders 6
figure 24 body 20 chance 17 waist 15 people 14 volume 14 gold 13 shoulders 13 majority 12 person 11 fingers 8 man 8 hips 7 legs 6 line 6 woman 6 hand 5 neck 5
years 28 body 23 meat 18 spell 13 times 13 face 11 figure 11 time 10 hips 9 ham 8 period 8
legs 9 man 9 body 5 frame 4 hand 4 arms 3 figure 3 preacher 3 boy 2 finger 2 forearm 2 model 2 one 2 ribs 2 thing 2 women 2
fish 24 fingers 14 hand 14 finger 9 face 7 body 6 legs 5 plates 5 shoulders 5 arms 4 ridge 4 arm 3 armour 3 arse 3 knees 3 man 3 nose 3 skeleton 3 vine 3
Frequency in Webcoll-WikipediaThin Slender Slim Lean Skinny Bony
372 layer 221 film 161 air 109 line 107 man 102 client 82 strip 80 sheet 55 metal 46 wall 45 slice 44 wire 42 skin 41 section 40 atmosphere 38 armour 34 piece 30 body
50 body 23 cm 21 bird 19 mm 18 bill 15 branch 13 lead 12 stalk 11 salamander 11 consonant 10 fish 9 limb 9 leaf 9 leg 9 majority
67 majority 57 margin 23 chance 20 volume 15 lead 15 body 11 k 10 figure 6 profile 6 leg
45 year 25 period 24 time 23 meat 22 mixture 16 body 12 manufacturing 10 muscle 8 mix 7 oil 6 spell 5 sound 5 figure 4 one 4 season 4 budget 4 burning
130 puppy 10 dip 6 boy 6 girl 6 man 5 body 5 bobby 4 minnie 4 fist 4 player 4 thing 3 improv 3 leg 3 frame 3 kid 3 dog 3 wing 3 pig 3 legs 3 client
90 fish 36 plate 25 structure 14 ridge 10 crest 9 growth 7 protrusion 7 armour 7 projection 7 canal 6 part 6 element 6 scale 6 knob 5 tail 5 change 5 scute
Combined FrequencyThin Slender Slim Lean Skinny Bony
492layer 258 film 253 air242 sheet slice piece166 line
223 man 45 body 105face lips arms hands shoulders
40 atmosphere
70 body 76 parts limb arms hands legs finger shoulder30 figure
23 cm 19 mm 21 bird 18 bill 15 branch 10 fish 9 majority
79 majority 57 margin 40 chance 35 body 29 parts finger hands legs neck hip25 man woman person
20 volume 15 lead 11 k
73 year 33 period 48 time 41 meat 30 mixture 39 body16 figure 20 parts face hip 18 muscle ham
12 manufacturing 5 sound 4 budget 4 burning
130 puppy 45 man woman model boy girl kid 10 body 40 parts finger hands arms legs frame 3 dog 3 pig
114 fish 41 plate 25 structure 14 ridge 3 man6 body 40 parts face finger hands arms legs nose skeleton shoulder9 growth 7 projection5 change 6 scale
Discussions-Semantic FeaturesThin Slender Slim Lean Skinny Bony
gender M ＞ F F ＞ M F ＞ M Neutral Neutral(A&C)
M ＞ F
evaluation Neutral positive positive o.k. negative negative
Adj. + person high low high low high
Adj. + body low high high high o.k. o.k.
Adj. + parts FaceLimbs
limbs LimbsNeckhips
Facehips
Limbsframe
LimbsSkeletonnose
Adj. + animals bird puppy fish
Thickness,SizeAmount
LayerSheetair
measurement
Majoritychance
Timeperiod
structure
Evaluation on Physical Figure
Thin Slender Slim Lean Skinny Bony
Neutral positive positive o.k. negative negative
having little fat on your body [≠ fat]
thin in an attractive or graceful way [= slim]
someone who is slim is attractively thin
thin in a healthy and attractive waylean meat does not have much fat on
very thin, especially in a way that is unattractive
someone or part of their body that is bony is very thin
Examples: Evaluation• Thin• They are yellow-skinned with thin bodies and disproportionately large heads .
• Slender• Rose grew into a very beautiful woman , with shining blond hair , rose-red lips , and a slender
figure .
• Cover of the November 1998 issue of Playboy magazine Agustini was blond and blue eyed , with light skin and a slender figure .
• Slim• With her perfect slim figure , slightly tanned complexion , bright blue eyes and her well
attended blonde hair , tied carefully over her shoulders , she was said to have always stood out .
• She has remarked , however , that while starring as Ally McBeal she refrained from eating sweets , retaining her slim figure by working out .
• Gibson's most important asset , however , was that she was a good replacement for Michelle : long blonde hair , slim figure , pretty face , good voice , etc.
Examples: Evaluation
• Lean• male has about 150 % of the lean body mass of an average female , The average adult and
about 50 % of the body fat .
• Skinny• For example : A skinny girl saying , " I'm Fat " , or a beautiful girl saying , " I'm so ugly , "
obviously waiting for someone to say , " No , you're no-o-o-ot .
• Graush , Dathka Translated ,' The Fat Man and the Skinny Girl' .
• Their neighbors are the Thurstons , the fat and lazy " Thirsty " and his skinny wife Irma .
• Bonny• He had a long , pointed , white beard , a bony face , a hooked nose , a bald head , and dark
eyes .
• The upper half of the demon is the pale torso of a woman , featuring six spider-like eyes , bony arms , breasts with no nipples and a bald head .
Association with a person or the bodyThin Slender Slim Lean Skinny Bony
gender M ＞ F F ＞ M F ＞ M Neutral Neutral M ＞ F
Adj. + person
high low high low high o.k.
Adj. + body
low high high high o.k. o.k.
Thin Slender Slim Lean Skinny Bony
223 man 45 body
70 body 30figure
35 body 25 man woman person
39 body16 figure
45 man woman model boy girl kid 10 body
6 body3 man
Examples: Gender• Thin• He is a white , thin man whose name is unknown .
• In the novel , Nick Charles is overweight and out of shape ; the " thin man " is in fact the murder victim .
• Slender• Verna is a tall , slender woman with long curly brown hair .
• Silent appears as a tall slender woman wearing a long blue-black dress and wrapped in dark cape with a high collar .
• Slim• She has short black hair , a very slim figure , and dark eyes .
• She has remarked , however , that while starring as Ally McBeal she refrained from eating sweets , retaining her slim figure by working out .
Examples: Gender• Lean• They were described as having heads too large for their fine , lean body , and had small eyes .
• Skinny• The skinny girls refer to those on Desolation Row who are observing Casanova .
• Bonny• His darting eye , long inquisitive nose and droll mouth gave his somewhat lean and bony face
an expression of vivacity , candor , and affability .
• He had a long , pointed , white beard , a bony face , a hooked nose , a bald head , and dark eyes .
Examples: Adj + person
• Thin• tall people , short people , fat and thin people . • that fat people consume more calories than thin people .
• Slender
• Slim• Herbert was a slim man of more than average height and contemporaries described him as having
perfect manners .
• Lean
• Skinny• Another particular theme is the " National Fat Week " , where Garfield spends the week making fun
of skinny people .
• Bonny
Examples: Adj. + body • Thin• Like all salamanders , they have short legs and thin bodies .
• Despite his thin body , he is notorious for his voracious appetite and will eat almost anything offered to him , and lots of it .
• Slender• She preferred those with slender bodies and fair skin , but did not favor those who have
beautiful faces .
• These birds are of variable size with slender bodies , long tails and strong legs .
• Slim• Males are distinguished by a longer tail , more prominent dorsal crest , slimmer body type ,
and persistent patterning .
• Sexual dimorphism is slight , the male generally possessing more brilliant coloration and having a slightly slimmer body .
Examples: Adj. + body
• Lean• Apwar Trigit was a human who is described as having a lean body with gray hair encased in a
self-designed black and silver uniform .
• The average adult male has about 150 % of the lean body mass of an average female , and about 50 % of the body fat .
• Skinny• The donated clothes often were not the correct size for his skinny body .
• Bony• said Mr Crumwallis , his long , bony body now fully inside and draped up against the d
Description of Body Parts
Thin Slender Slim Lean Skinny Bony
105face lips arms hands shoulders
76 limb arms hands legs finger shoulder
18 bill 15 branch
29 finger hands legs neck hip
20 face hip
18 muscle ham
40 finger hands arms legs frame
40 face finger hands arms legs nose skeleton shoulder
Examples: Adj. + parts • Thin• They do not have horns or antlers , and their short , thin legs leave them lacking in
agility .
• Daddy longlegs is a name that is used for several unrelated arthropods with extremely long and thin legs , including these spiders , the harvestmen and tipulid crane flies .
• They have thin legs and arms .
• Slender• The female red-back has a round body about a centimetre long , with long , slender
legs .
• Slim• Using the procedure , Dr. Harris reversed the aging process , giving herself full
breasts , slim waist and hips , and smooth skin .
• Shortcut These true frogs are characterized by their slim waists and smooth skin .
• The slim neck projects from a cape of long , glossy , blue and white hackles .
Examples: Adj. + parts • Lean• a pair of dark boxer shorts that rested low on his lean hips , his body was a tanned
perfection of muscle
• When finally he fitted his lean hips into the cradle of hers she was ready for hi
• shoulders and arms like a blacksmith 's , he had lean hips , more freckles than a gull 's egg , a snub
• Skinny• Coershun has a less skinnier frame than Decepshun does , and has a more elaborate
purple and gray design to him .
• Bony• His darting eye , long inquisitive nose and droll mouth gave his somewhat lean and
bony face an expression of vivacity , candor , and affability .
• Comfort 's fine eyebrows contracted above her bony nose .
Adj. + animals
Thin Slender Slim Lean Skinny Bony
21 bird 18 bill 10 fish
41 meat 30 mixture 18 muscle ham
130 puppy 3 dog 3 pig
114 fish
Examples: Adj. + animals• Slender
• It is a more slender bird than the Common Raven of the Northern Hemisphere but is otherwise similar .
• This is a slender bird , 16.5-19cm in length , with the characteristic long , constantly wagging tail of its genus .
• Skinny
• The pathetic , skinny dog was scratching around the dustbin searching f 74486153: he whippets , in the deadest night . He loves fast skinny dogs and sulphate , driving drunk in someone else
• The musical result is a style akin to Skinny Puppy , that has inspired many other groups in the electro-industrial and gothic genres .
• Bonny
• Their relative brain weight comes close to that of mammals , and is about ten times of bony fishes at the same size .
• It eats bony fish , squid , and crustaceans .
Thickness, Size and AmountThin Slender Slim Lean Skinny Bony
492layer 258 film 253 air242 sheet slice 166 line 40 atmosphere
23 cm 19 mm 15 branch
79 majority 57 margin 40 chance 20 volume 15 lead
73 year 33 period 48 time 12 manufacturing 4 budget
130 puppy 3 dog 3 pig
41 plate 25 structure 14 ridge 9 growth 7 projection5 change 6 scale
not thick: if something is thin, there is only a small distance between its two opposite sides or surfaces
small or very limited in amount or size [= slim]slender hopeslender majority
not wide or thick:a slim volume of poetry,very small in amount or numberslim chance
1. a lean period is a very difficult time2. a lean company uses only little money so that nothing is wasted
made with skimmed milk (=milk with all the fat and cream removed from it):a skinny latte
1. bony meat or fish contains a lot of small bones2. a part of an animal that is bony consists mostly of bone
Examples: Thickness, Size , Amount• Thin• This bedrock is covered by a thin layer of soil , and is no more than 15 m ( 50 feet )
thick .
• This thin layer of metal is unstable and will corrode if it is not protected .
• In 2003 , the game ( and the website , and server access ) disappeared into thin air .
• The stress causes the peeling off of the outer layers of rocks in thin sheets .
• Slender• The cones are long and slender , 12-32 cm long and 3-4 cm broad ( closed ) ,
opening to 5-8 cm broad ; the scales are thin and flexible .
• The cones are long and slender , 16-32 cm , yellow-buff when mature , with thin scales ; the seeds are 5-6 mm long with a 20-30 mm wing .
• Callus did well to stave off the faster and more experienced Lezak , giving Thorpe a slender lead .
Examples: Thickness, Size , Amount• Slim• They specified that ABC would have a slim majority of the shares , and that the
managing director would be Howard Thomas .
• Although a slim majority of voters voted for the Parliament , the referendum failed to reach the 40 % of the total electorate threshold deemed necessary to pass the referendum .
• Lean• During their lean years , the Isles' humiliation was hardly limited to their on-ice
product .
• Reducing manufacturing costs was vitally important to Commodore's survival during the price war and leaner years of the 16-bit era .
• In lean periods no territories are observed .
• Some low-fat diets were healthier , focusing on consumption of whole grains , vegetables and lean meats .
Examples: Thickness, Size , Amount• Skinny• He ate fast and heartily , but his skinny frame never gained a pound .
• Bonny• The bony structure of the neck is essentially unchanged from that of other horse .
• In addition to the egg hook , the kurtid gas bladder is enclosed in a tubular bony structure evolved from the ribs .
Discussions-Grammatical FeaturesThin Slender Slim Lean Skinny Bony
393 be 60 have 47 become 32 use 29 wear 22 get 22 grow 16 stretch 12 spread 10 form 10 make
103 be 19 have 4 palatalize 2 black-bellied 2 produce 2 include 2 look 2 make
113 be 7 look 6 seem 4 have 3 remain 3 appear 2 find 2 reveal 2 get 2 become
42 be 5 run 4 do 4 increase 3 call 2 choose 2 preserve 2 correct 2 use 2 have 2 create 2 become
20 be 9 rollerskate 6 go 4 delete 2 call 2 leave
8 be 5 have 3 eat 2 include 2 overlap
Examples: Grammatical Features• Thin• She became thin , with blond hair elegantly curled .• He feels old , is estranged from his family and his imagination is growing thin .
• Slim• She looked slimmer and prettier and flaunted a band around her .• Darker pantyhose can enhance the legs by outlining the shape and by making the
legs seem slimmer .• Until these responses can be understood and overcome , the chances of using
si/shRNA's outside of the lab , e.g. as an effective new class of drug , remain slim .• The album was not without controversy , due to rumors that the cover shot was
heavily altered in order to make Osbourne appear slimmer .
