Analysis of Temporal Changes in Corpora

Belica, Cyril

doi:10.1075/ijcl.1.1.05bel

Article published In: International Journal of Corpus Linguistics
Vol. 1:1 (1996) ► pp.61–73

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Analysis of Temporal Changes in Corpora

Cyril Belica | Institut für deutsche Sprache, Mannheim

Published online: 1 January 1996

https://doi.org/10.1075/ijcl.1.1.05bel

This paper describes an experiment in statistical analysis of corpora with respect to the temporal changes in language use. The technique approximates the notion of temporal relevance of usage evolution by analysing and evaluating the frequency distribution of a set of indicators over time and by isolating string configurations with unlikely temporal distribution.

Keywords: Context, Statistical Analysis of Text, Sense, Collocation, Temporal Changes, Neologism, Lexicography

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