corpus

noun
UK: /ˈkɔːpəs/
US: /ˈkɔːrpəs/

  1. A collection of written or spoken texts used for linguistic research.

    1. We need a large corpus of texts.
    2. The researchers analyzed a large corpus of spoken English to identify common grammatical patterns.

  2. The main body or substance of something; the complete collection of writings on a particular subject.

    1. The whole corpus of his work is impressive.
    2. This essay examines the entire corpus of the author's writings to understand his thematic concerns.

  3. An organized collection of linguistic data, often stored electronically and used for analysis.

    1. They built a corpus of emails.
    2. The linguistic analysis relied on a carefully curated corpus of text and audio samples.

Synonyms

collection text compilation data body

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "corpus" in English means: A collection of written or spoken texts used for linguistic research., The main body or substance of something; the complete collection of writings on a particular subject., An organized collection of linguistic data, often stored electronically and used for analysis..

The phonetic transcription of "corpus" is /ˈkɔːpəs/ in British English and /ˈkɔːrpəs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "corpus": collection, text, compilation, data, body.

Example usage of "corpus": "We need a large corpus of texts.". More examples on the page.