Compiling topic-specific corpora from limited-access online databases.
Costas Gabrielatos · Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) · 2008
Compiling topic-specific corpora: Issues (2) Sub-corpora are important source (e.g. per newspaper) time period (e.g. per month) Why? Comparisons e.g. between years, between newspapers Diachronic aspect e.g.frequency developments of terms / collocations Downloading should facilitate sub-corpora creation Compiling topic-specific corpora: Issues (3) Careful when selecting core query terms. Be clear about the topic. Topic under investigation vs. Expected attitudes. e.g."racism"