Basic Corpus Search
Masaki EGUCHI, Ph.D.
August 2, 2025
You will learn how to conduct basic corpus searches.
By the end of this session, students will be able to:
- Conduct KWIC searches on English-Corpora.org
- Sort KWIC search results to obtain qualitative observation about language use
- Use advanced search strings such as regular expression to fine-tune the search results
---
title: "Session 3"
subtitle: "Basic Corpus Search"
---
## One-liner
You will learn how to conduct basic corpus searches.
## 🎯 Learning Objectives
> By the end of this session, students will be able to:
>
> - Conduct KWIC searches on [English-Corpora.org](https://www.english-corpora.org/)
> - Sort KWIC search results to obtain qualitative observation about language use
> - Use advanced search strings such as regular expression to fine-tune the search results
## 🔑 Key Concepts
- Key Words In Context (KWIC)
- Lexical Counting unit:
- Token
- Lemma
- Type
- Regular Expressions
## 🛠️ Tools Used
- [English-Corpora.org](https://www.english-corpora.org/)
- [AntConc](https://www.laurenceanthony.net/software/antconc/)
## 🌊 Dive Deeper - Recommended Readings
## Materials
### Slides for the session
<div class="d-flex gap-2 mb-3">
[View Interactive Slides](../../slides/session-3.html){.btn .btn-primary .btn-lg target="_blank"}
</div>
## Reflection
<!--
<iframe src="session1-intro/slides/slides.html" width="100%" height="600px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
[View slides in fullscreen](session1-intro/slides/slides.html){target="_blank"} -->