INTRODUCTION

This course intends to provide an overview of theoretical and applied bases for the use of corpora in synchronic and diachronic linguistics with particular reference to English language. We will present general problems concerning the use of empirical methods in linguistics and statistical analysis of textual data. We will illustrate methods for the construction and querying of corpora and the principal resources available today.

CHANNEL

No channels

PROGRAMME

- Slides of the course (available after the lessons on this website)

- Compulsory training with individual assignments (developed during the couse and compulsory also for non attending students) - guidelines for training will be provided on this website at mid-semester and assignments are individually communicated via email.

Per accedere ai testi e alle dispense e slides occorre registrarsi al sito alphabit.net e accedere all'area privata. Si troverà un menu di accesso ai materiali del corso.

Requisites

Basic knowledge of general linguistics and minimum computer skills and management of textual materials.

Insegnamento

Lezioni frontali ed esercitazioni online (la frequenza è consigliata ma non obbligatoria).

Valutazione

Frontal lessons and compulsory training (attendance is recommended but not mandatory).

Informazioni per gli studenti non frequentanti

The program of the Linguistics (LM) course for non-attending students has the same bibliography as that for attending students.

As for the compulsory training to take the exam, during the semester the student will find the instructions in the menu on the left under the name of the course (after logging in).

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CORSI DI STUDIO