Corpus
Definition
A principled, structured collection of texts or transcripts used as the basis for systematic frequency analysis. In forensic work a comparison corpus provides the baseline against which features in a disputed text are measured.
Related terms
- Dialect
- A variety of language defined by a geographic region or social group, characterised by systematic differences in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar from...
- Discourse structure
- The way a text or conversation is organised above the sentence level: the sequence of moves in an argument, the turn-taking structure...
- Function words
- Grammatical words, prepositions, conjunctions, articles, pronouns, with little independent content meaning but high frequency in any text. Because they are used without...
- Idiolect
- The language variety specific to an individual, comprising their characteristic vocabulary, syntactic preferences, spelling habits, punctuation patterns, and discourse-level style. Authorship attribution...
- Register
- The variety of language associated with a particular situation, task, or relationship. Register varies along dimensions of formality, technicality, and interactional mode....
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- Core Linguistic Concepts for Forensic WorkA principled, structured collection of texts or transcripts used as the basis for systematic frequency analysis. In forensic work a comparison corpus provides...