Corpus-based typology: applications, challenges and some solutions.

ABSTRACT: Over the last few years, the number of corpora that can be used for language comparison has dramatically increased. The corpora are so diverse in their structure, size and annotation style, that a novice might not know where to start. The present paper charts this new and changing territory, providing a few landmarks, warning signs and safe paths. Although no corpus at present can replace the traditional type of typological data based on language description in reference grammars, corpora can help with diverse tasks, being particularly well suited for investigating probabilistic and gradient properties of languages and for discovering and interpreting cross-linguistic generalizations based on processing and communicative mechanisms. At the same time, the use of corpora for typological purp

SUBMITTER: Levshina N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9159679 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature