Master
2026/2027
Corpus Linguistics
Type:
Elective course (Linguistic Theory and Fieldwork)
Delivered by:
School of Linguistics
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
2 year, 2, 3 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Tatiana Kazakova
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
6
Contact hours:
32
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Within the course, different types of text corpora and their annotation are presented. Different techniques of corpus data analysis are demonstrated, together with the case studies where these techniques are successfully applied.
Learning Objectives
- Learn to work with text editors (NotePad++, BBedit) with various text formats (txt, csv, json, xml, markdown)
- Learn the principles of working with various corpora
- Understand the capabilities of various corpora, their pros and cons
- Understand the main types of text markup in a corpus
- Learn to use CQL (corpus query language)
- Learn to work with spreadsheet editors (Excel, Google Sheets)
- Learn to work with various databases (WALS, PHOIBLE, Grambank, Glottolog, The Tower of Babel, etc.)
- Learn to annotate videos in ELAN
- Learn to work in AntConc
- Learn to work in Fieldworks
- Conduct a small study using corpus data
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Confidently works in text editors (NotePad++, BBedit) with various text formats (txt, csv, json, xml, markdown)
- Understands the principles of working with various corpora
- Understands the capabilities of various corpora, their pros and cons
- Can work with spreadsheet programs (Excel, Google Sheets)
- Can work with various databases (WALS, PHOIBLE, Grambank, Glottolog, The Tower of Babel, etc.)
- Understands the main types of markup
- Can annotate videos in ELAN
- Can work with AntConc
- Can work with Fieldworks
Course Contents
- Organizational meeting and work with text editors
- Corpora
- Analyzing corpus output in Excel, Google Sheets
- Databases
- Corpus research examples
- Data annotation in ELAN
- DIY Corpus
- Final Meeting
Assessment Elements
- Homework. Text Editors
- Homework. Corpora
- Homework. Excel, Google Sheets
- Homework. ELAN
- Test
- Project
Interim Assessment
- 2026/2027 3rd module0.125 * Homework. Excel, Google Sheets + 0.2 * Test + 0.125 * Homework. Corpora + 0.125 * Homework. Text Editors + 0.125 * Homework. ELAN + 0.3 * Project
