This introductory course to corpus linguistics aims to familiarize students with the principles and methods of corpus linguistics, a field that studies language through large collections of texts (corpora). The course covers topics such as corpus design, text collection, annotation, and analysis. Students learn to analyze corpus data and to explore linguistic patterns within it. The goal is to equip learners with the basic skills to conduct empirical research on language usage, enabling them to understand language variation, change, and the practical applications of corpora.
Note: The contents of MC63 are also part of the complete VLC-course "VLC302 - Corpus Linguistics".
