Corpus Linguistics 09

<p>Analyzing the meaning and context of words and phrases. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To identify the frequency of different grammatical categories. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It illustrates how quantitative data can be used to explore language usage. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are often complementary and can be used together. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>BNC (A), COCA (B), GloWbE (C), BROWN (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To prove that the concept of &quot;outdooring&quot; is mainly a Ghanaian tradition. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It suggests a shift in meaning, indicating that the term has become more widely applicable. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It remains a primarily Ghanaian expression. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Types refer to unique words, while tokens refer to all instances of words, including repetitions. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>3.2% (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process of counting the number of times a specific word or phrase appears in a corpus. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Smaller corpora have a higher TTR because there is more lexical diversity. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The unveiling of a company's new brand identity. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To account for differences in the number of tokens in each corpus. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To support the claim that &quot;outdooring&quot; is primarily a Ghanaian expression. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The frequency of a word per unit of text, such as per million words or per thousand words. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It describes the process of a word acquiring a new meaning. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Quantitative data, focusing on numerical statistics. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To compare the relative frequency of words between different corpora, irrespective of their size. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>COHA is a corpus of written language collected from a variety of sources, mainly from the 1930s-1980s. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>600,000 words (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Canada (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Categorical differences (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By using _nn in the search (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chips (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They have multiple meanings (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>US component (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Eggplant (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Great Britain (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A 'type' refers to a unique word form, while a 'token' is each instance of that word form in a text. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Americanisation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Quantitative analysis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Phrase Meaning Word (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The diversity of vocabulary used in a text. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To illustrate how the term 'television' has become more common over time. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A statistical association between two or more words. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To filter out irrelevant collocations that occur too infrequently. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>American English is rapidly becoming the dominant form of English globally. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The popularity of American media, such as movies and music. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To explore the reasons behind the increasing influence of American English. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The global reach of American media and cultural products. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The influence of American English on other varieties. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The empirical analysis of authentic language data using structured collections of linguistic data (corpora).

A collection of linguistic data compiled with a specific design, often structured and annotated.

Classification of corpora based on features like written/spoken or synchronic/diachronic.

A method in corpus linguistics that shows keywords in context to analyze usage patterns.

A frequently-used software tool in corpus linguistics for analyzing linguistic data.

A process that adds grammatical information to elements within a corpus, helping identify their roles in sentences.

An analytical method focusing on counting occurrences and comparing frequencies, often using statistics.

An analytical method that focuses not on frequency, but on describing language usage examples from the data.

A Ghanaian tradition marking the official introduction of a newborn into the community.

Global Web-Based English corpus used for linguistic analysis.

A method to count occurrences of words or phrases in linguistic data.

Changes in the meanings of words or phrases over time.

A ritual pouring of a drink as an offering to spirits or deities.

The act of officially introducing something or someone publicly.

Understanding a word's meaning based on its use in specific situations.

The process of adapting language, culture, or practices to the American style.

A natural combination of words that often appear together in a language.

A measure comparing unique words (types) to total words (tokens) in a text.

Qualitative focuses on descriptive data while quantitative emphasizes numerical analysis.

A compiled list showing how often specific words appear in a corpus.

The least number of times a word must appear to show collocations in a search.

The number of words to include to the left or right of a searched word when finding collocations.

The process by which American English becomes more dominant globally.

A platform or tool used for linguistic analysis and searching for terms in corpora.

The spread of language and its variants across the world due to interconnectedness.

Word pairings that sound right to native speakers, based on learned use.

Variations of English influenced by American usage found globally.

A variety of English influenced heavily by American English and local factors, prevalent in Canada.

A variety of English in the Philippines, showing American English influence due to historical ties.

Comparison of lexical items differing in British and American English usage.

Refers to the use of words specifically as nouns within text analysis.

Frequency counts adjusted for corpus size, allowing for fair comparisons across varieties.

The study of words in their pluralized versions to understand variations better.

The total number of words or constructions in a text.

The total number of different words or constructions in a text.

The diversity of vocabulary used in a text.

Adjusting data for comparison by using a per-word frequency count.

A normalization method showing occurrences per million words.

A normalization method showing occurrences per thousand words.

TTR is usually higher in smaller corpora due to fewer total words diluting the types.