Methods of corpus linguistics [ LCLIG2250 ]
5.0 crédits ECTS
30.0 h + 10.0 h
1q
Teacher(s) |
Simon Anne-Catherine ;
Audrit Stéphanie (compensates Simon Anne-Catherine) ;
Audrit Stéphanie (compensates Fairon Cédrick) ;
Fairon Cédrick ;
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Language |
French
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Place of the course |
Louvain-la-Neuve
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Prerequisites |
LFLTR1530 "Introduction aux sciences du langage" or another course of introduction to linguistics.
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Aims |
At the end of the course, the student will be able to : - build a corpus of language data (oral or written) for a particular purpose of linguistic research ; - handle several computer softwares specialized in corpus analysis ; - make a quantitative study on a corpus ; - make a qualitative study on a corpus.
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Evaluation methods |
During the academic year : Compulsory participation to the practical work, which conditions access to the exam
Examen : Individual work to present during the lasted classes (+ written report on the work); Oral exam (on the content of the course and the methodology of the work).
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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).
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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.
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Other information |
Supports and references : Course PPT on iCampus; Instructions about the practical work on iCampus (software, methods, etc.); Articles to read.
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Cycle et année d'étude |
> Master [120] in Linguistics
> Master [120] in Information and Communication Science and Technology
> Master [60] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General
> Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General
> Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General
> Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
> Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics
> Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Second Language
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Faculty or entity in charge |
> LING
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