Colour colllocations, plus.

MollyB   Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:46 am GMT
I often find it interesting to see which adjectives combine/collocate with certain other words, especially when thinking about race, colour, gender, age etc.

Here are some of the top adjectives found with the words "black man" and "white man" in the BNC (see link):

1. YOUNG BLACK MAN
2. TALL BLACK MAN
3. ONLY BLACK MAN
4. OLD BLACK MAN
5. NAKED BLACK MAN
6. WORKING-CLASS BLACK MAN
7. WELL-BUILT BLACK MAN
8. WEALTHY BLACK MAN
9. SYMBOLIC BLACK MAN
10. SCARY BLACK MAN
11. RICHEST BLACK MAN
12. QUIET BLACK MAN
13. OVERWEIGHT BLACK MAN
14. LITTLE BLACK MAN
15. LARGE BLACK MAN
16. LANGUID BLACK MAN
17. HOMELESS BLACK MAN
18. GREAT BLACK MAN
19. GENIAL BLACK MAN
20. GAY BLACK MAN

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1. OLD WHITE MAN
2. TALL WHITE MAN
3. SHAMBLING WHITE MAN
4. ONLY WHITE MAN
5. NEW WHITE MAN
6. NAKED WHITE MAN
7. MODERN WHITE MAN
8. MARAUDING WHITE MAN
9. LEAN WHITE MAN
10. ENTHUSIASTIC WHITE MAN
11. BLUE-EYED WHITE MAN
MollyB   Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:48 am GMT
And for women:

1. MIDDLE-AGED WHITE WOMAN
2. YOUNG WHITE WOMAN
3. OLD WHITE WOMAN
4. MIDDLE-CLASS WHITE WOMAN
5. JEALOUS WHITE WOMAN
6. GREEDY WHITE WOMAN
7. EXPERIENCED WHITE WOMAN
8. ELDERLY WHITE WOMAN
9. BIG WHITE WOMAN
10. BALL-GOWNED WHITE WOMAN
11. AGED WHITE WOMAN
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1. YOUNG BLACK WOMAN
2. SULLEN BLACK WOMAN
3. STRONG BLACK WOMAN
4. MIDDLE-AGED BLACK WOMAN
5. ILLITERATE BLACK WOMAN
6. HANDSOME BLACK WOMAN
7. FOUL-MOUTHED BLACK WOMAN
8. FATTEST BLACK WOMAN
9. FAT BLACK WOMAN
10. BORED BLACK WOMAN

What do these results signify, I wonder?

http://corpus.byu.edu/bnc/
MollyB   Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:08 am GMT
Here, results from Time magazine between 1923 and 2007.

1. YOUNG BLACK WOMAN
2. NAKED BLACK WOMAN
3. ELDERLY BLACK WOMAN
4. BIG BLACK WOMAN
5. MAD BLACK WOMAN
6. ONLY BLACK WOMAN
7. PETITE BLACK WOMAN
8. OTHER BLACK WOMAN
9. OLD BLACK WOMAN
10. MIDDLE-AGED BLACK WOMAN
11. WEARY BLACK WOMAN
12. UNIFORMED BLACK WOMAN
13. STUNNING BLACK WOMAN
14. STRONG BLACK WOMAN
15. SOFT-SPOKEN BLACK WOMAN
16. SMILING BLACK WOMAN
17. SASSY BLACK WOMAN
18. LONE BLACK WOMAN
19. LITTLE BLACK WOMAN
20. LIBIDINOUS BLACK WOMAN
21. ILL BLACK WOMAN
22. HUGE BLACK WOMAN
23. HOMELESS BLACK WOMAN
24. HAGGISH BLACK WOMAN
25. GROANING BLACK WOMAN
26. GRANDMOTHERLY BLACK WOMAN
27. GORGEOUS BLACK WOMAN
28. BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMAN
29. ANGRY BLACK WOMAN
30. ANCIENT BLACK WOMAN
31. ACQUISITIVE BLACK WOMAN

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1. YOUNG WHITE WOMAN
2. ELDERLY WHITE WOMAN
3. ONLY WHITE WOMAN
4. OLD WHITE WOMAN
5. AVERAGE WHITE WOMAN
6. MIDDLE-AGED WHITE WOMAN
7. PREGNANT WHITE WOMAN
8. PLUMP WHITE WOMAN
9. PETITE WHITE WOMAN
10. LOWDOWN WHITE WOMAN
11. FAKE-ELEGANT WHITE WOMAN
12. WILD WHITE WOMAN
13. WELL-TRAVELED WHITE WOMAN
14. WELL-DRESSED WHITE WOMAN
15. WEALTHY WHITE WOMAN
16. UNFORTUNATE WHITE WOMAN
17. TWICE-WIDOWED WHITE WOMAN
18. TRASHY WHITE WOMAN
19. TRAMPY WHITE WOMAN
20. SOUTHERN WHITE WOMAN
21. RICH WHITE WOMAN
22. RED-HAIRED WHITE WOMAN
23. PURE WHITE WOMAN
24. NUDE WHITE WOMAN
25. NORMAL WHITE WOMAN
26. MIDWESTERN WHITE WOMAN
27. DAMN WHITE WOMAN
28. BLONDE WHITE WOMAN
29. BEAUTIFUL WHITE WOMAN
30. ANGUISHED WHITE WOMAN
MollyB   Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:09 am GMT
Here, more results from Time magazine between 1923 and 2007.

1. YOUNG BLACK MAN
2. LITTLE BLACK MAN
3. UNARMED BLACK MAN
4. LONE BLACK MAN
5. ONLY BLACK MAN
6. ANGRY BLACK MAN
7. BIG BLACK MAN
8. HONORARY BLACK MAN
9. OLD BLACK MAN
10. STRONG BLACK MAN
11. LIVING BLACK MAN
12. WRONGED BLACK MAN
13. WISE BLACK MAN
14. WHITEST BLACK MAN
15. WHITE-ROBED BLACK MAN
16. UNIDENTIFIED BLACK MAN
17. TERRIFIED BLACK MAN
18. SUPREME BLACK MAN
19. SUCCESSFUL BLACK MAN
20. STURDY BLACK MAN
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1. ONLY WHITE MAN
2. YOUNG WHITE MAN
3. SOUTHERN WHITE MAN
4. OTHER WHITE MAN
5. MIDDLE-AGED WHITE MAN
6. AMERICAN WHITE MAN
7. 69-YEAR-OLD WHITE MAN
8. ADVANCING WHITE MAN
9. DECENT WHITE MAN
10. DARK-HAIRED WHITE MAN
11. HATED WHITE MAN
12. BAD WHITE MAN
13. DRUNK WHITE MAN
14. LONE WHITE MAN
15. RED-BLOODED WHITE MAN
16. ANGRY WHITE MAN
17. UNKNOWN WHITE MAN
18. TALL WHITE MAN
19. WOUNDED WHITE MAN
20. WORST WHITE MAN

http://corpus.byu.edu/time/