Corpus-Based Methodologies in the Study of Heritage Languages

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from Part II - Research Approaches to Heritage Languages

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 November 2021

Olesya Kisselev

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Silvina Montrul and

Maria Polinsky

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Silvina Montrul: Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Maria Polinsky: Affiliation:
University of Maryland, College Park

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Corpus linguistics has gained prominence in the study of language, both of standard and learner varieties, in the 1990, as technological advances allowed for quick and reliable analyses of large volumes of language data. Computer-aided analyses of large principled collections of authentic texts, known as language corpora, brought about new insights into the nature of language and afforded a more nuanced understanding of linguistic structure, language change, and language development. The chapter provides an overview of the key principles of corpus linguistics methods and of some frequently-used corpus instruments and procedures; it explores the potential benefits of application of corpus linguistics methods and instruments to the study of heritage languages, using the examples of few existing heritage language corpora. Overall, the chapter aims to engage the heritage language community in investing energy in the development of heritage language corpora and in making better use of the existing computational tools in the study of heritage languages.

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corpus linguistics corpus compilation corpus analysis heritage corpora quantitative analysis HL methodology

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Information: The Cambridge Handbook of Heritage Languages and Linguistics , pp. 520 - 544

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