Contributions of corpus linguistics in different domains

Abstract

This text is a review of the lecture The Versatility of Quantitative Corpus Linguistics: examples from orthography, phonology, and legal/forensic linguistics delivered by Professor Stefan Th. Gries at the Abralin Ao Vivo – Linguists Online event on June 8^th 2020 and mediated by Dr. Fernanda Canever. The main objective of this lecture was to demonstrate how quantitative corpus linguistics may be used in different domains. In order to do so, the lecturer used a wide range of statistical resources and graphics, he also explained five case studies: the first two related to the corpus Spanish Internet Orthography, the third on how speakers signals the end of turn for the hearers, and the last two ones on legal/forensic linguistics. These cases were the basis for his claim.