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Corpus
In linguistics, a corpus is a large and structured set of texts (written or spoken) that is used for linguistic analysis. It provides empirical data for studying language patterns, frequency of words, and grammatical structures. Corpora are invaluable tools for linguists.
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The British National Corpus is vast.
The British National Corpus is vast.
Linguists analyze language using a corpus.
Linguists analyze language using a corpus.
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