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)