Have you ever wondered how the noun and verb form of the word camp could differ? How is it possible to have a noun and verb for of the same word? Although that may seem outrageous there are plenty of words that have a noun and verb form that are closely related to each other. For example; record, escort, insult, crash, phone, shop, etc all have a noun and verb form and this list could go on-and-on. Today we will focus on analyzing the word 'camp'. To begin our analyzation on the word 'camp' we must first realize the different forms/senses of the word. The first section of this paper deals with just that. As for the second section; we will discover if 'camp' could be countable in its noun sense. This meaning; can you have two camps, add on, or take away from camp? The last piece of research we will conspire is 'camp' in its verb form. This section will deal with the complicated matter of telicity, meaning is the verb able to be completed. The focus on this paper is on boundedness, for countability and telicity both require knowledge on boundedness. What is 'camp'?
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In this section we will look at the word "camp" used in real-life scenarios. I pulled my data from the Corpus of Contemporary American English. I filtered my results so there would only be spoken data taken from the Corpora. I decided to start from number 4 and chose every 10th example from there. This makes the results more standardize and helps see what type of sense "camp" is used the majority of the time. Here is the list of data I pulled from the Corpora:
"The Biggest Loser. He's got a new book, The Biggest Loser Boot Camp: The Eight-Week Get Real, Get Results Weight-Loss Program."
"I have Blake. He's just at camp." "this giant roar comes from all around us, whether we were in base camp, whether he was up in Camp 1 and you got no idea where it" "were quickly captured by the Japanese; and according to witnesses, taken to a camp in the jungle and executed. The BentProp team is still looking for their remains" "I mean I wish he would sort of settle the score or someone in his camp would settle it. If he is going through this process, it is something" "Bucca, the head of ISIS, and he said to his American captors, Camp Bucca was our American prison camp in Iraq, he said, I'll see" "even directed at us. All this following a shock win by the no camp in Sunday's referendum against EU austerity measures. Now Greek Prime Minister Alexi Tsipras" "You know, the whole South was a kind of an armed camp. There were obviously police forces around. There were slave patrols. These were" "It's like you're at a regular camp, but it's the only time you'll ever be normal." "to a traditional Muslim girl. But even though he was born in a refugee camp, Ghazi always felt more American than Palestinian. So this idea of settling down" To get a better understanding on what sense of the word 'camp' we are using in each of these examples I will provide a list of definitions I pulled from dictonary.com: I will be using these definitions as nouns: a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter. such tents or shelters collectively: the persons so sheltered: the act of camping out: any temporary structure, as a tent or cabin, used on an outing or vacation. a group of troops, workers, etc., camping and moving together. army life. Furthermore, I will be using these definitions as the verbs: to establish or pitch a camp to live temporarily in or as if in a camp or outdoors, usually forrecreation (often followed by out) to reside or lodge somewhere temporarily or irregularly, especially inan apartment, room, etc. to settle down securely and comfortably; become ensconced: to take up a position stubbornly There's also another sense of the word "camp" which is introduced in a couple of …show more content…
2.a person who adopts a teasing, theatrical manner, especially for the amusement of
In this section we will look at the word "camp" used in real-life scenarios. I pulled my data from the Corpus of Contemporary American English. I filtered my results so there would only be spoken data taken from the Corpora. I decided to start from number 4 and chose every 10th example from there. This makes the results more standardize and helps see what type of sense "camp" is used the majority of the time. Here is the list of data I pulled from the Corpora:
"The Biggest Loser. He's got a new book, The Biggest Loser Boot Camp: The Eight-Week Get Real, Get Results Weight-Loss Program."
"I have Blake. He's just at camp." "this giant roar comes from all around us, whether we were in base camp, whether he was up in Camp 1 and you got no idea where it" "were quickly captured by the Japanese; and according to witnesses, taken to a camp in the jungle and executed. The BentProp team is still looking for their remains" "I mean I wish he would sort of settle the score or someone in his camp would settle it. If he is going through this process, it is something" "Bucca, the head of ISIS, and he said to his American captors, Camp Bucca was our American prison camp in Iraq, he said, I'll see" "even directed at us. All this following a shock win by the no camp in Sunday's referendum against EU austerity measures. Now Greek Prime Minister Alexi Tsipras" "You know, the whole South was a kind of an armed camp. There were obviously police forces around. There were slave patrols. These were" "It's like you're at a regular camp, but it's the only time you'll ever be normal." "to a traditional Muslim girl. But even though he was born in a refugee camp, Ghazi always felt more American than Palestinian. So this idea of settling down" To get a better understanding on what sense of the word 'camp' we are using in each of these examples I will provide a list of definitions I pulled from dictonary.com: I will be using these definitions as nouns: a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter. such tents or shelters collectively: the persons so sheltered: the act of camping out: any temporary structure, as a tent or cabin, used on an outing or vacation. a group of troops, workers, etc., camping and moving together. army life. Furthermore, I will be using these definitions as the verbs: to establish or pitch a camp to live temporarily in or as if in a camp or outdoors, usually forrecreation (often followed by out) to reside or lodge somewhere temporarily or irregularly, especially inan apartment, room, etc. to settle down securely and comfortably; become ensconced: to take up a position stubbornly There's also another sense of the word "camp" which is introduced in a couple of …show more content…
2.a person who adopts a teasing, theatrical manner, especially for the amusement of