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  • Frequently asked questions
  • Searching for Words
    • Search in transcripts
    • Show translation
    • Search in translation
    • Search in advanced mode
    • Advanced search query syntax
  • Finding Talks
    • Search in talk information
    • Search in talk information in translated language
    • List all available talks
    • Find talks of similar topics
  • Obtaining Information about Talks
    • Find basic information about a talk
    • Show keywords of a talk
    • Show transcripts in full-length
    • Check location of a segment
    • Switch to expanded segment mode
    • Check syntactic information
  • Playing Video
    • Play a segment of a talk
    • Show translation on video
    • Switch to fullscreen
    • Play a randomly selected talk
    • Player functions and shortcut keys
    • Pause video after segment
    • Start video 10 seconds earlier
    • Fine-tune sync between video and audio
    • Play video on mobile devices
  • Using TCSE for Language Learning and Education
    • Get unique URL of a segment
    • Change play speed
    • Using pause-and-check
    • TCSE on Oculus
    • N-grams
    • Constructions
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Advanced search query syntax

Notation

Purpose

Notation

Lemma

[LEMMA]

Part-of-speech

{POS}

Surface + Part of Speech

SURFACE{POS} (no space in-between)

Lemma + Part of Speech

[LEMMA]{POS} (no space in-between)

Logical Disjunction (OR)

A\|B

Segment Onset (Beginning)

^

Negative Match

-

Wild Card (matches exactly one word)

-_

Wild Card (matches multiple words)

*

Examples

Example

Possible Matches

[excite]

excite, excites, excited, exciting

{n}

nouns of any kind (except for pronouns)

{v}

verbs of any kind

to * surprise

to our surprise, to his surprise, etc.

[read] {DT} [news\|paper\|article]

they read these articles, reading the paper or something, I'm reading the news at six, etc.

^ having {v}

Having started the process, Having said that, etc.

[help]{n}

an aunt offered financial help, we called people for help, etc.

[help]{v} {p} {v}

helped us build, help you keep away, helps me understand, etc.

[get] -rid of

get outside of, get ahead of, got tired of, etc.

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