Languages and linguistics in 2003: The potential contribution of corpus linguistics

The nature of linguistic research and even the goals of research are changing as a result of information technology This paper discusses what counts as legitimate linguistic data, and the new standards of data collection, organisation and analysis associated with the methodology of corpus linguisti...

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Main Author: Gerry Knowles
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaya 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Modern Languages
Online Access:https://ijps.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3441
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description The nature of linguistic research and even the goals of research are changing as a result of information technology This paper discusses what counts as legitimate linguistic data, and the new standards of data collection, organisation and analysis associated with the methodology of corpus linguistics. Two of the more familiar kinds of text annotation are described, namely tagging and parsing, and attention is drawn to the problems of working on Asian languages, including the pitfalls of applying European categories. Two corpus-based projects currently underway in Malaysia are described, one on English and the other on Malay. The paper ends with a look forward to the possible contribution of corpus linguistics to language-based research in Malaysia.
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spelling doaj-art-89a5e5fe963748ddb8a0587d4cc4d24b2024-11-25T18:59:58ZengUniversiti MalayaJournal of Modern Languages1675-526X2462-19862017-06-01151Languages and linguistics in 2003: The potential contribution of corpus linguisticsGerry Knowles0Department of Linguistics, Lancaster University, UK The nature of linguistic research and even the goals of research are changing as a result of information technology This paper discusses what counts as legitimate linguistic data, and the new standards of data collection, organisation and analysis associated with the methodology of corpus linguistics. Two of the more familiar kinds of text annotation are described, namely tagging and parsing, and attention is drawn to the problems of working on Asian languages, including the pitfalls of applying European categories. Two corpus-based projects currently underway in Malaysia are described, one on English and the other on Malay. The paper ends with a look forward to the possible contribution of corpus linguistics to language-based research in Malaysia. https://ijps.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3441
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Languages and linguistics in 2003: The potential contribution of corpus linguistics
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