Part-of-Speech Tagsets

WebCorp LSE uses the following general Part-of-Speech (POS) search tags:

ADJ*Adjective
ADV*Adverb
ART*Article
C*Conjunction
DT*Determiner
N*Noun
PT*Particle
PRE*Preposition
P*Pronoun
V*Verb

Each language has its own tagset. These are listed below:


Dutch

ADJAdjective
ADVAdverb
ADVAAdverb, abbreviation
CCConjunction, coordinating
CSConjunction, subordinating
INTInterjection
NABRNoun, abbreviation
NNSNoun, plural
NPNoun, proper
NNNoun, singular
PTTParticle, 'te'
PREPreposition
PREBPreposition, abbreviation
PAPronoun, adverb
PDPronoun, demonstrative
PIPronoun, indefinite
PPPronoun, personal
PP$Pronoun, possessive
PQPronoun, 'quest' ?
PRPronoun, reflexive
PLPronoun, relative
VVIFVerb, infinitive
VVNVerb, past participle
VVDPVerb, past, plural
VVDSVerb, past, singular
VVGVerb, present participle
VVPLVerb, present, plural
VVPVerb, present, singular

English

ADJAdjective
ADJCAdjective, comparative
ADJSAdjective, superlative
ADVAdverb
ADVCAdverb, comparative
ADVSAdverb, superlative
ADVWAdverb, Wh-
NUMCardinal number
CCConjunction, coordinating
CSConjunction, preposition or subordinating
DTDeterminer
DTWDeterminer, Wh-
EXExistential there
FWForeign word
INTInterjection
LSList item marker
VMModal
NNNoun, singular
NNSNoun, plural
NPNoun, proper, singular
NPSNoun, proper, plural
PTParticle
POSPossessive ending
PDTPredeterminer
PPPronoun, personal
PP$Pronoun, possessive
PWPronoun, Wh-
PW$Pronoun, Wh-, possessive
TO'to'
VBVerb, 'Be', base form
VBZVerb, 'Be', 3rd person singular present
VBGVerb, 'Be', gerund or present participle
VBPVerb, 'Be', non-3rd person singular present
VBNVerb, 'Be', past participle
VBDVerb, 'Be', past tense
VHVerb, 'Have', base form
VHZVerb, 'Have', 3rd person singular present
VHGVerb, 'Have', gerund or present participle
VHPVerb, 'Have', non-3rd person singular present
VHNVerb, 'Have', past participle
VHDVerb, 'Have', past tense
VVVerb, base form
VVZVerb, 3rd person singular present
VVGVerb, gerund or present participle
VVPVerb, non-3rd person singular present
VVNVerb, past participle
VVDVerb, past tense

French

ABRAbbreviation
ADJAdjective
ADVAdverb
ARTArticle
NUMCardinal number
CConjunction
DTDeterminer
INTInterjection
NNNoun
NPNoun, proper
PREPreposition
PREAPreposition plus article
PPronoun
PDPronoun, demonstrative
PIPronoun, indefinite
PPPronoun, personal
PP$Pronoun, possessive
PLPronoun, relative
VVCVerb, conditional
VVUVerb, future
VVIVVerb, imperative
VVITVerb, imperfect
VVIFVerb, infinitive
VVNVerb, past participle
VVPVerb, present
VVGVerb, present participle
VVDVerb, simple past
VVSIVerb, subjunctive imperfect
VVSPVerb, subjunctive present

German

ADJAAdjective, attributive
ADVAdverb
ADJDAdverb or Adjective, predicative
ARTIArticle, indefinite
NUMCardinal number
TRNComposition
CCConjunction, coordinating
CSConjunction, subordinating
FWForeign word
INTInterjection
NNNoun
NPNoun, proper
PTAParticle with adjective or adverb
PTZParticle, 'zu', infinitive
PTANParticle, answer
PTCParticle, comparison
PTNParticle, negation
PTVParticle, sperated verb, additive
PREAPreposition plus article
PREOPreposition, (postposition)
PREZPreposition, (zirkumposition)
PREZRPreposition, (zirkumposition) right
PAPronoun, adverb
PDAPronoun, demonstrative, attributing
PDSPronoun, demonstrative, substituting
PIAPronoun, indefinite, attributing
PIDPronoun, indefinite, attributing, with determiner
PISPronoun, indefinite, substituting
PWVPronoun, interrogative, adverbial
PWAPronoun, interrogative, attributing
PWSPronoun, interrogative, substituting
PPPronoun, personal
PP$APronoun, possessive, attributing
PP$SPronoun, possessive, substituting
PRPPronoun, reflexive, personal
PWVPronoun, relative, adverbial
PLTPronoun, relative, attributing
PLSPronoun, relative, substituting
VAFVerb, aux, finite
VAIVVerb, aux, imperative
VAIFVerb, aux, infinitive
VAPVerb, aux, perfect participle
VVFVerb, finite
VVIVVerb, imperative
VVIFVerb, infinitive
VVIFZVerb, infinitive, with 'zu'
VMFVerb, modal, finite
VMIVerb, modal, infinitive
VMPVerb, modal, past participle
VVPPVerb, perfect participle

Italian

ABRAbbreviation
ADJAdjective
ADVAdverb
ADVMAdverb, 'mente'
ARTArticle
ARTDArticle, definite
ARTIArticle, indefinite
NUMCardinal number
CLIClitic
CConjunction
CHE'che'
DTDDeterminer, demonstrative
DTNDeterminer, number
DTWDeterminer, Wh-
INTInterjection
NEGNegation
NNNoun
NPNoun, proper
PREPreposition
PREAPreposition plus article
PPronoun
PDPronoun, demonstrative
PIPronoun, indefinite
PINPronoun, interrogative
PNPronoun, number
PPPronoun, personal
PP$Pronoun, possessive
PRPronoun, reflexive
PLPronoun, relative
VAFVerb, aux, finite
VAIFVerb, aux, infinitive
VAIFCVerb, aux, infinitive, clitic
VANVerb, aux, past participle
VVCVerb, conditional
VVCIVerb, conjunctive imperfect
VVCPVerb, conjunctive present
VVFCVerb, finite, clitic
VVUVerb, future
VVGVerb, gerund or present participle
VVGCVerb, gerund, clitic
VVIVVerb, imperative
VVITVerb, imperfect
VVIFVerb, infinitive
VVIFCVerb, infintive, clitic
VVNVerb, past participle
VVNCVerb, past participle, clitic ?
VVPPVerb, perfect participle
VVPVerb, present
VVGVerb, present participle
VVRIVerb, reflexive infinitive
VVDVerb, simple past
WHwh-

Portuguese

ABRAbbreviation
ADJAdjective
ADVAdverb
NUMCardinal number
CConjunction
CSConjunction, subordinating
DTDeterminer
FWForeign word
INTInterjection
UMMeasure unit
NNNoun
PREPreposition
PREVPreposition, adverb
PREDPreposition, deteminer
PRELPreposition, loc.
PREPPreposition, particle
PPronoun
PPPronoun, personal
VVVerb
VVPAVerb, particle

Spanish

ACRAcronym
ADJAdjective
ADVAdverb
XAlpha numeric code
ARTArticle
NUMCardinal number
CQConjunction, 'que'
CCConjunction, coordinating
CCAConjunction, coordinating, adversative
CCNConjunction, coordinating, negative
CSFConjunction, subordinating, introduces finite clauses
CSIConjunction, subordinating, introduces infinite clauses
CSUConjunction, subordinating, underspecified subord-type
FWForeign word
FOFormula
INTInterjection
ALPLetter of the alphabet, plural
ALSLetter of the alphabet, singular
UMMeasure unit
NEGNegation
NNNoun
NMENoun, measure
NMONoun, month name
NPNoun, proper
ORDOrdinals
PTSParticle, 'se'
PALPortmanteau word formed by a and el
PDELPortmanteau word formed by de and el
PREPreposition
PRECPreposition, complex
PDPronoun, demonstrative
PINPronoun, interrogative
PPPronoun, personal and clitics
PPPronoun, personal, clitic
PP$Pronoun, possessive
PLPronoun, relative
PPP'sí'
QUQuantifiers
VEVerb, 'estar'
VEFVerb, 'estar', finite
VEGVerb, 'estar', gerund
VEIVerb, 'estar', infinitive
VENVerb, 'estar', past participle
VHVerb, 'haber'
VHFVerb, 'haber', finite
VHGVerb, 'haber', gerund
VHIVerb, 'haber', infinitive
VHNVerb, 'haber', past participle
VSVerb, 'ser'
VSFVerb, 'ser', finite
VSGVerb, 'ser', gerund
VSIVerb, 'ser', infinitive
VSNVerb, 'ser', past participle
VCVerb, clitic
VVFCVerb, finite, clitic
VVGCVerb, gerund, clitic
VVIFCVerb, infintive, clitic
VLVerb, lexical
VLFVerb, lexical, finite
VLGVerb, lexical, gerund
VLIVerb, lexical, infinitive
VLPVerb, lexical, past participle
VMVerb, modal
VMFVerb, modal, finite
VMGVerb, modal, gerund
VMIVerb, modal, infinitive
VMPVerb, modal, past participle