Methods of corpus linguistics

lclig2250  2021-2022  Louvain-la-Neuve

Methods of corpus linguistics
5.00 credits
30.0 h + 10.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Avanzi Mathieu (compensates Simon Anne-Catherine); Avanzi Mathieu (compensates Fairon Cédrick); Fairon Cédrick; Simon Anne-Catherine;
Language
French
Prerequisites
LFIAL1530 Introduction to Language Science or another course of introduction to linguistics
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 Build a corpus of language data (oral or written) for a particular purpose of linguistic research;
 
2 Handle several computer softwares specialized in corpus analysis;
 
3 Make a quantitative study on a corpus;
 
4 Make a qualitative study on a corpus.
 
Content
GENERAL OBJECTIVES :
(1) To be able to lead, completely and autonomously, a linguistic study on corpora;
(2)To acquire a general knowledge on linguistic corpora (in French, but not only), tools and method.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES :
(1) To design a corpus with the aim of a specific research question;
(2) To collect oral and written data + metadata;
(3) To "edit" the data (transcription, cleaning, formatting, encoding, etc.);
(4) To tag the data (at the several levels of linguistic analysis) with the help of proper software;
(5) To formulate research questions / hypothesis;
(6) To choose a methodology of analysis;
(7)To exploit / analyse a corpus according to a chosen methology (qualitative or quantitative);
(8) To present the results of a research.
Teaching methods
30 hours of lectures + 10 hours of practical works (dedicated to the realisation of a personal research based on the methodology explained in the lectures).
Evaluation methods
No final exam, BUT ...
  • Submission of a recordings file with transcription in Praat at mid-term
  • Oral presentation on the last day of the course
  • Essay of 13 pages max. (with bibliography, but without appendices) to be submitted at the start of the exam session in January
Bibliography
  • Avanzi, Mathieu, Béguelin, Marie-José, Diémoz, Federica (éds) (2016) Corpus de français parlé et français parlé des corpus (=Corpus 15).
  • Baude, Olivier (sous la dir. de). (2006). Corpus oraux, guide des bonnes pratiques. Paris : éditions du CNRS.
  • Zufferey, Sandrine (2020). Introduction à la linguistique de corpus. Londres : ISTE éditions
Teaching materials
  • L'ensemble des supports sont disponibles sur Moodle.
Faculty or entity
ELAL


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Linguistics

Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General

Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English

Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General

Master [120] in Translation

Master [60] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General

Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures

Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Foreign Language