Corpus-based Studies with AntConc Service at the University

The article describes one of the tools of corpus-based studies - the AntConc program, which can be successfully used in both educational and research work of students. The article describes the basic principles of working with the program, its functionality. For a better understanding the description is supported by screenshots of the program window. Then, a number of specific tasks are given that can be offered to students in the course of the history of the German language both in full-time practical training and in remote work mode. An example of ways to solve these tasks with screenshots demonstrates the possibilities of working with the program and is also intended to motivate to draw up any other similar tasks. The article provides tasks that clearly demonstrate the lexical, grammatical, phonetic and syntactic features of the Old High German language. Since the program allows you to work with documents in any language, these tasks can be adapted to other languages. In conclusion, an analysis of the attractions of AntConc for use in the university is made. Firstly, it is free and does not require registration, which makes the service available both for working directly in a practical lesson and in remote / independent work mode. Secondly, AntConc has an intuitive interface and is very easy to use. This allows even a single lesson at the university to conduct a small study on the topic being studied and teach students to conduct their own research using AntConc. Thirdly, this program allows you to work with any txt file of any size, in any language, which allows you to perform statistical analysis of almost any material. Fourth, the service allows you to analyze several files either as a whole corpus, or as separate files, which allows a comparative analysis of quantitative indicators in different texts. All this makes the AntConc service an almost perfect tool for student research.

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