The Core Function and Application Prospects of the New Generation of Visualization Corpus Software #LancsBox

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Online published: 2021-10-26

Abstract

With the development of corpus linguistics, researchers have more diversified needs for the functions of corpus software, which have not been fully supported by mainstream corpus softwares. The new generation visualization corpus software #LancsBox supports a wide range of languages and multiple forms of texts, possesses powerful retrieval and statistical functions, and allows smart searches and advanced filter based on word class. By expanding multi layered collocation network, its core module “GraphColl” breaks the limit of extracting collocation between word pairs and reveals complex collocation relationships between multiple words, which cannot be accessed by the traditional collocation approach. Given very limited existing studies using #LancsBox at home and abroad, this paper demonstrates its unique advantages and core functions with case studies. By reviewing relevant studies, this paper analyzes its application prospects in the fields of discourse analysis, lexical grammar research, and language acquisition

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WANG Liangjing, PAN Fan . The Core Function and Application Prospects of the New Generation of Visualization Corpus Software #LancsBox[J]. Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies, 2020 , 20(5) : 77 -90 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2020.05.009

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