A15) Comparing keyword lists of two small corpora
Reference Corpus: Corpus of Contemporary American English
Data: Keyword lists of two specialized corpora
Programs: Excel
Tasks:
- Download the keyword lists here
- Does the data hint at a thematic focus in the corpora?
- Come up with a meaningful system for categorizing the entries in the keyword lists.
- What can you learn from it?
- Which types of corpora do you think the keyword lists were compiled from?
Notes:
- Anthony Laurence (the programmer of AntConc) has his own youtube channel with detailed introductory videos for his programs (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5bgZtdgKyj5un66ZOGGN2A)
Ugu danbayntii la laga shaqeeyey: Talaado, 20 Bisha Tobnaad 2015, 3:53 PM