Learning Summary Week 3
💥Learning
Summary week 3💥
Corpus
linguistics
💖What is corpus linguistics? the study of language/linguistic phenomena through
the analysis of data obtained
from a corpus.
💜Corpus
(sometimes used in the plural form ‘corpora’)
‘a collection of naturally-occurring texts in a computer-readable format which can be retrieved and analyzed using corpus
analysis software’
💕Designing
a specialized corpus💕
💚Corpus size (no
fixed rules)
- Depending on research purposes, availability of
data and time.
- Useful: Large corpora < Small
corpora if searches are made on context-specific terms.
- It is preferable to create a ‘monitor’
or ‘open’ corpus because specialized
words/usage
are
dynamic.
💚Text extracts vs. full texts
- Depends on the aim of the corpus
- The whole text offers more coverage
- Specific sections may be helpful if we are looking
for words or phrases under particular content.
💚Medium
- Can be spoken or written texts or mixed.
- Depends on
the research questions.
- Some practical factors should also be considered
💚Subject and text type
- Should mainly focus on the specialized text under
investigation
- Texts may come from different subjects if the
research focus is on the study of particular language
- Text types within a specialized subject field may
vary
💚Sources of specialized texts 👉Printed
materials
👉 Word
document texts
👉 CD-ROMs
👉Texts
on the Web
👉 Online
databases
💚Getting started with Antconc
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