Words With Spaces
Linguabase explores the significance of compound phrases often overlooked by traditional dictionaries, which cover only a small fraction of multi-word expressions (MWEs). It highlights that English is rich with phrases that have conceptual weight, like “boiling water,” which dictionaries largely ignore. With advancements in AI, such as Claude, a database was generated identifying 774K MWEs, categorizing them by opacity and their usefulness in language and word games. This analysis challenges the perception of vocabulary, revealing a vast array of phrases deserving recognition as words, reshaping insights into how we understand language.
