Research Group for Multidimensional Corpus-based Studies in English (MUSTE): Envíos recentes
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The representativeness threshold for the CETA subcorpus of the Coruña Corpus
(Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 2021-09)[Resumen] The concept of representativeness is the main distinguishing characteristic of specialised corpora in comparison to other sets of texts. The Coruña Corpus of English Scientific Writing currently comprises four ... -
An introduction to CHET, the Corpus of History English Texts
(John Benjamins, 2019)[Abstract] The chapter presents the different methodological issues and the theoretical decisions made when facing the compilation of a corpus of texts dealing with History for the late Modern English period. The first ... -
‘A matter both of curioſity and uſefulneſs’: Compiling the Corpus of English Texts on Language
(Asociación Española de Lingüística de Corpus, 2019)[Abstract] This paper describes the compilation of CETeL, the subcorpus on ‘Language and Linguistics’ in the Coruña Corpus of English Scientific Writing, and discusses the various challenges encountered during the process ... -
The might of ‘might’: A mitigating strategy in eighteenth and nineteenth century female scientific discourse
(Universidad de La Laguna, 2016)[Abstract] Apart from the practical function of efficiently exchanging knowledge, scientific writing is also used to convey persuasion by using a number of pragmatic strategies that help authors gain acceptance for their ... -
How intimate was the tone of female History writing in the Modern period? Evidence from the Corpus of History English Texts
(John Benjamins, 2019)[Abstract] This paper is concerned with female authors and the attitude to their topics, as conveyed through their writing. Late Modern as well as twentieth- and twenty-first century scholarly writing has been said to ...