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Toward a tool for evaluating corpus-based word lists for use in english language teaching contexts 开发一种工具，用于评估英语教学中使用的基于语料库的词表

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-06-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100098

Sarah Alzeer , Paul Thompson

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Analysis of verb argument constructions (VACs) in L2 learners across proficiency levels: A corpus-based study in L1 Indonesian 分析不同水平的 L2 学习者的动词论证结构 (VAC)：基于语料库的印尼语第一语言研究

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-06-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100097

Febriana Lestari

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From Argentina to Zimbabwe: Exploring the global appeal of the International Baccalaureate 从阿根廷到津巴布韦：探索国际高中毕业会考的全球吸引力

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-06-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100096

Saira Fitzgerald

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Attitudes, communicative functions, and lexicogrammatical features of anti-vaccine discourse on Telegram Telegram 上反疫苗言论的态度、交际功能和词汇语法特征

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-05-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100095

Souad Boumechaal , Serge Sharoff

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Wash your hands: CDC, WHO, and NHS tweets in the #COVID19 pandemic 洗手：疾病预防控制中心、世卫组织和国家医疗服务体系在 #COVID19 大流行中的推文

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-05-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100094

Katherine A Ireland

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Applying corpus linguistics to the law 将语料库语言学应用于法律

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-04-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100093

Jesse Egbert , Ute Römer-Barron

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Representations of obesity in Australian and UK news coverage: A diachronic comparison 澳大利亚和英国新闻报道中对肥胖的表述：异时空比较

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-03-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100092

Luke C. Collins , Paul Baker , Gavin Brookes

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‘Luxurious’ metaphors in luxury hotel websites in Singapore and Hong Kong: A mixed-methods study 新加坡和香港豪华酒店网站中的 "奢华 "隐喻：混合方法研究

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100090

Joanna Zhuoan Chen, Kathleen Ahrens, Dennis Tay

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Using early LLMs for corpus linguistics: Examining ChatGPT's potential and limitations 利用早期法学硕士进行语料库语言学研究：检验 ChatGPT 的潜力和局限性

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-02-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100089

Satoru Uchida

{"title":"Using early LLMs for corpus linguistics: Examining ChatGPT's potential and limitations","authors":"Satoru Uchida","doi":"10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100089","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study evaluates the extent to which information can be obtained from early Large Language Models (LLMs) for corpus linguistic research. Various tasks were conducted using ChatGPT 3.5, such as generating word frequency lists, collocations, words that fit certain grammatical patterns, and identifying genres. The generations were then compared with the search results from a large-scale general corpus (COCA). While favorable results were not achieved in identifying the genres of words or paragraphs, there was notable congruence in the frequency lists (75.0 %), collocations (42.8 %), and grammatical patterns (53.0 %) for the top 20 items. Even when the generated items did not perfectly match those from COCA, it was evident that high-frequency items were produced. Although LLMs may not be sufficient for rigorous academic research, the results are adequate for discerning overall trends or assisting learners. In addition, the results of this study show that the ability to search at the phrase level is an advantage of using LLMs for corpus research.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72254,"journal":{"name":"Applied Corpus Linguistics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666799124000066/pdfft?md5=322cc8730f1db87e3aee8190477b04ed&pid=1-s2.0-S2666799124000066-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140000123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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here-, there-, and every where-: Exploring the role of pronominal adverbs in legal language here-, there-, and every where-：探索代词副词在法律语言中的作用

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100087

David Chandler, Brett Hashimoto

{"title":"here-, there-, and every where-: Exploring the role of pronominal adverbs in legal language","authors":"David Chandler, Brett Hashimoto","doi":"10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100087","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Many have claimed that pronominal adverbs, such as <em>hereby, thereafter,</em> and <em>wherein</em>, are a frequent, distinctive, and problematic in their use in legal language (<u>Tiersma, 1999</u>; <u>Mellinkoff, 2004</u>). The purpose of this study is to examine those claims empirically. In the present study, the prevalence of PAs in legal registers is compared to more general registers of contemporary American English to determine the extent to which these words are distinctly legal. The study will also explore why different types of PAs may be (in)frequent in specific legal registers to better understand their use. The frequency of PAs was extracted from corpora that are designed to represent six registers of English (3 legal; 4 non-legal). Rates of occurrence of PAs per text were then compared across registers using Kruskal-Wallis tests with Dunn post-hoc test with an eta<sup>2</sup> effect size. Subsequently, a functional analysis describing the uses of PAs was also conducted. The results indicate that PAs are highly restricted to legal registers because of functions that they serve. The types of functions that PAs perform within a text are discussed. A closer examination of the PAs considered both individually as well as grouped by locative adverb (i.e., <em>here-, there-</em>, and <em>where-</em>) indicates that some PAs are also more distinctive to certain legal registers for different reasons. This study opens the discussion as to the utility and necessity of PAs in legal language and provides suggestions for legal writers on how to use or remove PAs without inhibiting clarity or effectiveness.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72254,"journal":{"name":"Applied Corpus Linguistics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666799124000042/pdfft?md5=e07e56f679be7690beb03b867265ebaa&pid=1-s2.0-S2666799124000042-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139749266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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