Unit 7: Words and phrases used in advertising
Products and adjectives

The following tables are the result of an informal poll taken by students in the 2002 "Language of Advertising" seminar. Students were were asked to indicate whether they felt that a given adjective could be associated with a given product type. On each of the tables below, click on any column heading to sort by a certain product or adjective.

Sort by Product

Adjective   Pharmaceuticals Bottled Water Cosmetics Shampoo Soap Cereal SUV Jeans
Alive
 
2
4
6
6

5

2
5
2
Clear
 
2
9
8
2
4
0
0
0
Comfortable
 
1
0
2
0
0
0
9
10
Crunchy
 
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
Fresh
 
0
7
3
6
6
5
0
0
Good-looking
 
1
0
10
5
0
0
5
9
Good value
 
3
3
2
5
5
4
9
3
Happy
 
3
0
6
1
1
2
3
2
Healthy
 
7
10
4
5
3
10
0
0
Large
 
0
3
0
2
0
1
10
0
Loud
 
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
1
Pure
 
6
9
6
5
6
3
0
0
Reliable
 
2
0
1
0
0
0
10
0
Rugged
 
0
2
0
0
0
0
9
9
Safe
 
9
2
3
1
1
1
10
0
Small
 
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
Strong
 
7
0
2
2
3
1
7
2
Stylish
 
0
0
8
8
0
0
6
10
Tasty
 
1
1
0
0
0
9
0
0
Wholesome
 
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0


Sort by Adjective

 

Product   Alive Clear Comfortable Crunchy Fresh Good-looking Good value Happy Healthy Large Loud Pure Reliable Rugged Safe Small Strong Stylish Tasty Wholesome
Pharmaceuticals   2 2 1 0 0 1 3 3 7 0 0 6 2 0 9 2 7 0 1 0
Bottled water   4 9 0 0 7 0 3 0 10 3 0 9 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
Cosmetics   6 8 2 0 3 10 2 6 4 0 3 6 1 0 3 2 2 8 0 0
Shampoo   6 2 0 0 6 5 5 1 5 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 2 8 0 0
Soap   5 4 0 0 6 0 5 1 3 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
Cereal   2 0 0 10 5 0 4 2 10 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 9
SUV   5 0 9 0 0 5 9 3 0 10 1 0 10 9 10 0 7 6 0 0
Jeans   2 0 10 0 0 9 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 1 2 10 0 0
MP3 player   1 5 1 0 0 4 6 2 0 1 7 1 6 3 0 10 1 5 0 0
Loaf of bread   2 0 1 3 9 0 2 0 10 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 10

 

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