Corpora in Text-Based Russian Studies

Abstract

This chapter opens with a discussion about what a corpus is and proceeds with an introduction of the main types of textual resources: the Web as a corpus, electronic libraries, and linguistic corpora. Among the last-mentioned, two are of particular interest. The first is the Russian National Corpus, a deeply annotated and well-designed Russian-language resource ranging from early Old Russian chronicles up to modern internet communication. The second is Integrum, the largest resource by some margin, which covers most of the newspapers and journals published both abroad and domestically, as well as a significant amount of TV, radio, and internet media. The chapter includes two case studies that demonstrate how word choice reflects shared memory patterns and how changes in language usage reflect political and social mutations.

Some Thoughts on Corpus and General Linguistics

“…Не останавливаясь подробно на их описании, отмечу, что кроме Национального корпуса русского языка, доступного на сайте ruscorpora.ru, существуют и другие ресурсы, позволяющие решать множество лингвистических задач [см. наши обзоры в Kopotev et al , 2021. Кроме этого, в распоряжении лингвистов существуют достаточно простые инструменты создания собственных корпусов.…”