Computer-based corpora: problems of collection and interpretation of Kenyan texts in English
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1999
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Nyamasyo, Eunice A.
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Kenyatta University
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Computer-basedcorpora as sources of language material for description is a relatively new concept
inlinguistics in Kenya, if not in Africa generally. The collection of relevant and / or appropriate text
samples:spoken, written, or otherwise, is therefore fraught with a number of difficulties. The linguist
isfaced with a range of problems in, firstly, processing any collected material and secondly, making
correctinterpretations of the said data. The computer, a recent innovative tool in language-based
research, requires the researcher to have both data inputting and processing skills. Text samples as
the basis of data are obtained from various sources some of which require special permission to
access. Once acquired, text samples vary in origin and characteristics hence raising issues of
interpretation.Notwithstanding, the Kenyan sample is an essential component of the International
Corpusof English (ICE) as a source of data for the description of the present-day English language.
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CHEMCHEMI International Journal of Arts and Social Sciences VOLUME 1 DEC. 1999