Meanings
nouncorpus linguistics (uncountable)
- uncountablecomputingA branch of linguistics that studies large samples (corpora) of real-world text, usually with the aid of computer software.
ESP, using the tools of corpus linguistics, has advanced the methodologies for investigating discipline-specific language, yet there has been little cross-fertilization so far with disciplinary literacy in secondary education.
2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through Secondary Phrase Lists”, in English for Specific Purposes, →DOI, page 2
Translations
Afrikaans korpuslinguistiek
- korpuslinguistieka branch of linguistics that studies large samples
Catalan lingüística de corpus
- lingüística de corpusa branch of linguistics that studies large samples
Chinese Mandarin 語料庫語言學 /语料库语言学
- 語料庫語言學 /语料库语言学 (yǔliàokù yǔyánxué)a branch of linguistics that studies large samples
Czech korpusová lingvistika
- korpusová lingvistikaa branch of linguistics that studies large samples
Finnish korpustutkimus, korpuslingvistiikka
- korpustutkimusa branch of linguistics that studies large samples
- korpuslingvistiikkaa branch of linguistics that studies large samples
German Korpuslinguistik
- Korpuslinguistika branch of linguistics that studies large samples
Hungarian korpusznyelvészet
- korpusznyelvészeta branch of linguistics that studies large samples
Swedish korpuslingvistik
- korpuslingvistika branch of linguistics that studies large samples
Vietnamese ngôn ngữ học khối liệu
- ngôn ngữ học khối liệua branch of linguistics that studies large samples
Cite this entry
APA
corpus linguistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corpus%20linguistics
MLA
“corpus linguistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corpus%20linguistics. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corpus linguistics,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corpus%20linguistics.
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