DISTRIBUTION

a) Keyness

The lemma ‘distribution’ was the six hundred and fiftieth most significant key word in the BEC corpus.

N	Word	bec freq.	bec.lst %	bnc freq.	bnc.lst %	Keyness	P
650	DISTRIBUTION	149	0.01	136	-	38.7	0.000000

b) Semantic Prosody

Left: Three groups found. In the third group (nature of distribution) 4 of the adjectives describe the type of agreement in place: exclusive(x2)/joint/sole distribution.

semantic prosody	frequency/ 146 & %	example
product/service (what is distributed)	24 - 16.43%	indoor TV aerial distribution controlled air distribution
place/macro-level demarcation (where distribution takes place)	8 - 5.47 %	UK distribution global distribution
nature of distribution	13 - 8.9%	automated distribution electronic distribution

Right: One main group noted.

semantic prosody	frequency/ 146 & %	example
infrastructure	28 - 19.17%	distribution channel distribution system distribution network

c) Three-word clusters

N	cluster	Freq.
1	the revenue distribution	12
2	revenue distribution accounting	7
3	the distribution of	6
4	and distribution of	4
5	channels of distribution	4
6	distribution agreement with	4

d) Macro-generic distribution

e) Colligation

COBUILD Sense 1 (giving or delivering things - dispersal)

144 instances - 98.63% of sample

Patterns: Uncount noun

the maximum amount available for distribution to the company

distribution of Hercules shares

COBUILD Sense 2 (how much of something there is in a given place/how much each individual has)

2 instances - 1.36% of sample

Patterns: Variable noun

new patterns for the distribution of work, this should result in the distribution of hardship

Other patterns:

i) distribution + of + noun (group) - these show products/services/things

19 instances - 13.01% of sample

distribution of tableware, distribution of eyeglasses, distribution of financial information

f) Associates

The word ‘distribution’ was key in 3 files. No associates > =5 were found.