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CORPUS LINGUISTICS: Computer-Assisted Language AnalysisSUMMARY
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Definition and Scope of Corpus Linguistics
Explanation of corpus linguistics as a methodology for studying language based on large collections of
texts (corpora)
Overview of the use of computer-assisted tools and techniques in corpus linguistics
B. Importance and Applications of Corpus Linguistics
Discussion of the significance of corpus linguistics in linguistic research, language teaching, and
language technology
Introduction to the various applications of corpus linguistics, such as language variation and change,
discourse analysis, and lexicography
II. CORPUS CREATION AND ANNOTATION
A. Corpus Compilation and Sampling
Explanation of the process of compiling a corpus, including data collection, selection, and
representativeness
Overview of sampling techniques used to ensure a balanced and representative corpus
B. Corpus Annotation
Introduction to corpus annotation, which involves adding linguistic information (metadata) to corpus
texts
Analysis of different types of annotations, such as part-of-speech tagging, syntactic parsing, and
semantic annotation
III. LEXICOGRAMMATICAL ANALYSIS
A. Collocation and Phraseology
Explanation of collocation as the co-occurrence of words or phrases with a higher than expected
frequency
, Analysis of phraseology, including idiomatic expressions, fixed phrases, and formulaic language
B. Concordancing and Keyword Analysis
Introduction to concordancing, which involves extracting and analyzing instances of specific words or
phrases in a corpus
Discussion of keyword analysis, which identifies statistically significant words or phrases that
distinguish a corpus from a reference corpus
C. Corpus-Based Grammar Studies
Examination of how corpus linguistics contributes to the study of grammar, including the
identification of grammatical patterns and constructions
Analysis of corpus-based studies on grammar, such as the use of corpora to investigate language
variation and change
IV. DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
A. Discourse Patterns and Genre Analysis
Explanation of how corpus linguistics aids in the analysis of discourse patterns and genre-specific
linguistic features
Discussion of genre analysis and its applications in studying written and spoken texts
B. Pragmatic Analysis
Introduction to corpus-based pragmatic analysis, which examines language use in specific contexts,
such as politeness strategies or speech acts
Analysis of how corpus linguistics contributes to the investigation of pragmatic phenomena in
different languages and cultures
V. LANGUAGE VARIATION AND CHANGE
A. Dialectology and Sociolinguistics
Explanation of how corpus linguistics can be used to study dialectal and sociolinguistic variation
Analysis of how corpora contribute to the understanding of regional, social, and stylistic variation in
language use
B. Diachronic Studies and Historical Linguistics
Introduction to corpus-based diachronic studies, which examine language change over time
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