Corpora in Linguistics
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What is the main characteristic of a general corpus?

  • It is limited to a specific time frame.
  • It is designed to investigate a particular type of language.
  • It includes texts from different languages.
  • It represents language in its broadest sense. (correct)

    • What is the purpose of a reference corpus?

  • To trace the development of a language over time.
  • To produce reference materials for language learning. (correct)
  • To analyze the language of a specific social setting.
  • To investigate a particular type of language.

    • What is the main difference between a general corpus and a specialized corpus?

  • The type of texts included. (correct)
  • The size of the corpus.
  • The language of the texts.
  • The time frame of the texts.

    • What is the purpose of a diachronic corpus?

    <p>To trace the development of a language over time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the corpus that includes informal registers of British English?

    <p>CANCODE</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many words does the BNC corpus contain?

    <p>100 million words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the corpus that includes spoken registers in a US academic setting?

    <p>MICASE</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of a specialized corpus?

    <p>It is designed with more specific research goals in mind.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of Learner's Corpora?

    <p>To identify differences among learners and native speakers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of Comparable Corpora?

    <p>They are designed along the same lines with the same proportions of texts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of Parallel Corpora?

    <p>To find potential equivalent expressions in each language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the Corpus that contains 1.5 million words?

    <p>Helsinki Corpus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of Regional Corpora?

    <p>To represent a regional variety of a language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of the International Corpus of English (ICE)?

    <p>It is a comparable corpus of different varieties of English</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the size of the International Corpus of Learner English (ICLE)?

    <p>20,000 words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can Comparable Corpora be used for?

    <p>To compare different varieties of the same language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Corpora

    • A corpus is a large, structured set of electronically stored texts used for statistical analysis, hypothesis testing, and linguistic rule validation.

    Types of Corpora

    • General Corpora: Representative of language in its broadest sense, serving as a baseline for comparative studies of general linguistic features.
      • Examples: BROWN Corpus (1 million words), LOB Corpus (1 million words), BNC (British National Corpus, 100 million words)
    • Specialized Corpora: Designed with specific research goals in mind, focusing on a particular type of text, register, or language variety.
      • Examples: CANCODE (Cambridge and Nottingham Corpus of Discourse in English, 5 million words), MICASE (Michigan Corpus of Academic Spoken English, 5 million words)
    • Historical or Diachronic Corpora: Texts from different time periods, aiming to represent a stage or stages of a language's development.
      • Example: Helsinki Corpus (700-1700 texts, 1.5 million words)
    • Regional Corpora: Representative of a regional variety of a language, such as dialects.
    • Learner's Corpora: Representative of language produced by learners, including spoken and written language samples from non-native speakers.
      • Examples: Louvain English Essays (LOCNEE) Corpus, International Corpus of Learner English (ICLE, 20,000 words)
    • Comparable Corpora: Two or more corpora in different languages or varieties of a language, designed along the same lines.
      • Example: International Corpus of English (ICE, 1 million words each of different varieties of English)
    • Parallel Corpora: Two or more corpora in different languages, each containing translated texts or simultaneously produced texts in multiple languages.
      • Used by translators and learners to identify equivalent expressions and investigate linguistic differences.

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