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====== Lesson 2: Orthography and Spelling ====== | ====== Lesson 2: Orthography and Spelling ====== | ||
- | The period covered by the EEBO corpus (roughly 1400-1700) is one in which spelling was not as stable as it is in the present day. As a result of this, one word could have a number of forms, and it is necessary to keep this in mind when conducting a corpus search. For example, the word love also appeared with <u>, as in //loue//, but its other variants include //leoue//, //lowe//, //lowfe// and //lovue//. When searching for a specific lexical item, it is always advisable to consult a reliable source, such as OED Online, for all the possible forms (spelling variants) available in the given period. | + | The period covered by the EEBO corpus (roughly 1400-1700) is one in which spelling was not as stable as it is in the present day. As a result of this, one word could have a number of forms, and it is necessary to keep this in mind when conducting a corpus search. For example, the word //love// also appeared with <u>, as in //loue//, but its other variants include //leoue//, //lowe//, //lowfe// and //lovue//. When searching for a specific lexical item, it is always advisable to consult a reliable source, such as [[http:// |
====== Special symbols ====== | ====== Special symbols ====== | ||
Although the orthography of Early Modern English is very similar to that which we use today, there are several letters, mostly from Old English, which are no longer in use in Present day English. | Although the orthography of Early Modern English is very similar to that which we use today, there are several letters, mostly from Old English, which are no longer in use in Present day English. | ||
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The Icelandic keyboard contains the symbols for “thorn” and “ash” which we may need especially when searching in older sections of the corpus: | The Icelandic keyboard contains the symbols for “thorn” and “ash” which we may need especially when searching in older sections of the corpus: | ||
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- | Keeping in mind that CQL is cases sensitive, and so it is necessary to add the forms with capital letters. When another pair of square brackets '' | + | Keeping in mind that CQL is case-sensitive, and so it is necessary to add the forms with capital letters. When another pair of square brackets '' |
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- | Frequency -> Node forms provides a listing | + | **Frequency -> Node forms** provides a list of all types found with the given query in order of their frequency. |
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