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“A Corpus Linguistics Glossary” is now complete

The page A Corpus Linguistics Glossary is now complete. Check it out. Please feel free to contact me if there are any terms which you think should be included on the list, or if there are any corrections needed. Cheers.
word list

A list of all the types in a corpus. Usually arranged by frequency with the highest frequency at the top. As a reference corpus a word list can tell you which are the most common words within a language. Placed against another corpus from a different period (or one that is marked with usage information)…
How many apps have I downloaded?

Apple reports that iOS apps downloaded from the App Store have now totalled 100 billion. Considering that 1 billion devices have been sold that is on average 100 apps per device. And considering that there are 1.5 million unique apps on the Store that is an average of 66,667 downloads per app. Personally, I…
case

Case – lower and uppercase – serves the purpose of helping reading and therefore meaning in graphic texts. Nothing substantially changes to the pronunciation of a word. It is therefore a wholly written feature of language that is not apparent in spoken form. Concordancing software often allow you to choose between being case-sensitive or not. At times,…
Evidence of “language” in birds

It took a while but we have first evidence that an animal other than human beings use meaningless sounds to convey meaning, similar to how we form words or grammar. It has always been foolish of us to think we are the only species which does so.
Are dialects worth learning?

If you want to learn and to know a language and culture better, then yes. Dialects are really subcultures. So learning them means you understand a subgroup of people better. And contrast that with the main culture and you will understand the people and overall language a whole lot better. It is a win-win situation for your learning.
Grammar: one word, two systems (morphology and syntax)

This is a post comes from an answer I gave to a question on Quora. It sums up my definition of grammar so well I felt it was worth reproducing it for you here. Question: Are there any explanations of grammar available that don’t use technical words? Words are words, technical or not. Here is how…
A quick comparison between my Apple iPad Mini 3 and iPad Air

I’ve had my new Apple iPad Mini 3 (64GB, cellular model) for a couple of weeks now and it has become my favourite iOS device (I have an iPhone 5S (16GB) and iPad Air (16GB, wi-fi model)). Compared to the iPad Air the iPad Mini 3 feels better, more balanced when handheld. The iPad Air…
How to get sub 1-minute times for timer in iOS Clock

One of the annoying features in the iOS Clock is that the minimum time for the timer is 1 minute. There are no ‘seconds’ increments that you can select from. For that most people download non-proprietary apps to get this feature. However, if you don’t want to download anything more you can still get sub…
The four configurations of iOS apps

The ubiquity of iPhones and iPads these days means there is great app support and variety for these devises. But you would think that an app running on an iPhone or iPad would work on either devises because they are running the same OS – Apple’s iOS. This is not true. To make things worse…