Corpus Linguistics - PROF. PAUL BAKER

Question 1

What is a corpus?

Answer 1

Advanced digital computer software that records language - used to identify linguistics trends humans would not be able to see on their own

Question 2

Deb Tannen focused on…?

Answer 2

Differences - based on a small number of speakers

Question 3

An analyses of…speakers…found what?

Answer 3

An analysis of 8 million words of spoken data from the British National Corpus - found more similarities than differences between genders

Question 4

Words/phrases

Answer 4

Women - (lovely, dear, says)
Men - (right, aye, hundred)
Evidence of atypical speakers - ‘fucking’ said 3x more by men but only 3% of men said it and 4% of women
e.g. MARK - 274 out of 26,000 spoken words

Question 5

Occupational Influence

Answer 5

Men more likely to say council, settlement, per cent
Women - baby, mummy, kitchen
PRAGMATICS DUE TO OCCUPATION

Question 6

ASDA e.g.

Answer 6

2012 - “Behind every great Christmas, there’s a mum” - called out by public

Question 7

Found more clear differences in

Answer 7

REPRESENTATION

Question 8

MICHAEL PEARCE

Answer 8

Men - subject/object of non-sexual violence (e.g. oppress, pounce, raid, betray) and seduction verbs (e.g. bewitch, charm, captivate)

Women - object of sexual violence, coercion and observation verbs (e.g. rape, monitor, regulate, exhibit) and the subject of verbs that make them out to be irritating (e.g. nag, annoy, taunt)
Stereotypes

Question 9

Male/female pronoun stats:

Answer 9

60:40 to men:women

Men treated to lengthier discussions in text?

Question 10

Gendered Titles

Answer 10

Corpus reported significant falls in the use of gendered pronouns such as Mr, Mrs. - moving towards a more informal society