LING 485

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Corpus Linguistics

Linguistics College of Humanities

Course Description

Using large collections of texts for research and teaching; focusing on variation (by dialect, genre, time, author, etc.) in language.

When Taught

Fall and Winter

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3

Fixed

3

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3

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Title

Corpus design methods

Learning Outcome

Students will evaluate, design, and collect corpora based on principles of statistical sampling for their areas of interest

Title

Analysis

Learning Outcome

Students will use quantitative (e.g., frequency, collocation, keyword) and qualitative techniques (e.g., concordance analysis) to analyze patterns in language across text types and across time using flexible queries

Title

Applications within linguistics

Learning Outcome

Students will apply corpus methods to address problems across many sub-disciplines of linguistics.

Title

Applied linguistics

Learning Outcome

Students will apply corpus methods to address real world problems, such as in language teaching, language learning, language assessment, editing, law, computational linguistics, lexicography, and even in gospel study.