Sandrine Zufferey - Introduction to Corpus Linguistics

b) In order to study the evolution of a language, a diachronic corpus is essential. This constraint implies the use of written data, since oral data only go back to the middle of the 20th Century. Finally, the chosen corpus should include productions made by adult native speakers.

c) In order to study translation, a parallel corpus is required. This corpus should contain original texts in French and their translation in English. It should be a synchronic corpus, corresponding to current uses of the language.

For a discussion regarding the main defining elements of corpus linguistics, the works by Habert et al . (1997) are an excellent introduction in French, even if tools and methods have evolved considerably since they were published. On Chomsky’s objections to corpus linguistics, refer to the book by McEnery and Wilson (2001, Chapter 1). A more detailed discussion with possible responses of corpus linguistics to these objections can be found in Aarts (2001). As regards the role of computer science in the evolution of corpus linguistics, as well as a typology of corpora, see Tognini-Bonelli (2010). On the differences between qualitative and quantitative methods in linguistics and the ways to combine them (refer to Litosseliti 2018). For the basic principles of the experimental methodology see Gillioz and Zufferey (forthcoming).

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