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In this group, in ALC the adjective predictable is the most frequent whereas in BC the
adjective available is by far the most frequent. While predictable indicates the possible
assumed relation between two things, available rather expresses a distant source of
information detectable or obtainable by the target readers.
For example, one of the detectability connectionspredication indicates whether
something is predictable from another. For instance, the LSP predictable from N expresses the
possible assumed connection between things/information. This LSP is peculiar to ALC as can
be seen in Table 9.12 above.
[Applied Linguistics]
This LSP can be parsed in semantic sequence terms as: LANGUAGE FEATURES (e.g. gender,
vowels, meaning, stress, word) + (v-link) + predictable from + ANOTHER LANGUAGE FEATURE,
LANGUAGE THEORY, CONTEXT. This LSP connects one piece of information with another in a
manner, thereby indicating that there is a lower degree of confidence in the
expression of an assumed connection between them.
Another detectability connection worthy of note here is informational source or
location of information. In this meaning, the LSP available from N connects the possible
information and its source, or informs the reader about the location of some information.
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