Combining terms in different search areas

Aim: to find words used by Jane Austen that originated in French

1. Open the Advanced search page by clicking .

2. Make sure the entries tab is selected.

   

3. Type Austen into the first input box.

4. Select quotation author from the corresponding search area list box.

5. Select AND from the list box for Operation A.

6. Type French into the second input box.

7. Select language names from the corresponding search area list box.

8. Click to start the search. (The search performed is for entries which contain a quotation by Austen and which mention the French language in the etymology.)

   Note that not all of the results will be words directly borrowed from French, but all will mention French somewhere in the etymology.

   There is no need to change the settings under ‘Options for NEAR/NOT NEAR’, since neither of these operations is performed, or under ‘Order of operations’, since only one operation (AND) is being performed.

9. The results list is displayed. The results include adjourn, elegance, mediocre, etc.

10. To go to the top of any entry, click its name (in the left-hand column). To go to the first match in any entry, click the matching term (in the right-hand column).

The next example describes how to narrow down this list of results, in order to focus more closely on a particular aspect.