
What is a Corpus?
A corpus is a large collection of samples of a language held on computer. The samples can come from anywhere the language is used in speech and writing.
What is it used for?
A corpus helps us to understand more about the language and see how people use it when they speak and when the write. It can give us answers to questions such as these below. Try them for yourself…
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Look at a list of all Cambridge titles that are based on or informed by the Corpus


