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Determining Corpus Size for Business Email Research

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What type of texts is the compiled corpus composed of?

Business emails

Newspaper articles (correct)

Academic journals

Social media posts

What is the main issue with the compiled corpus?

It contains irrelevant data (correct)

It is too small

It is not machine-readable

It is not diverse enough

What is the researcher's area of study?

Machine readability of emails

Computer-mediated communication

Business communication through emails (correct)

Linguistic analysis of newspaper articles

What is the main concern in determining the corpus size?

Deciding how large the corpus should be Signup and view all the answers

What are the criteria mentioned in the text for designing a corpus?

13 Criteria of Well-Designed Corpora Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary approach in corpus-based studies?

Testing a pre-existing theory against a corpus Signup and view all the answers

What is a key consideration in corpus design for corpus-based studies?

Ensuring the corpus is representative of the language as a whole Signup and view all the answers

Why is machine readability important in corpus-based studies?

It enables the use of automated tools for data analysis Signup and view all the answers

What is a key challenge in determining the size of a corpus for corpus-based studies?

Balancing the need for data with the need for manageability Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of linguistic analysis in corpus-based studies?

To identify patterns and trends in the corpus Signup and view all the answers

What is often a lame excuse in corpus design?

Lack of efficient software Signup and view all the answers

Why did corpus linguists adjust their expectations regarding corpus size?

Because of the limitations of handling large datasets Signup and view all the answers

What is the revised approach to corpus size in linguistic analysis?

It depends on the specific research question Signup and view all the answers

What is a key consideration in determining the size of a corpus?

The nature of the research question being studied Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between corpus size and data quality?

The quality of the data is independent of the corpus size Signup and view all the answers