Corpora: bilingual corpus - need advice/comments

[petek kurtboke]

Gabriella, you might want to subscribe to code-switching e-list if you haven't done so yet, a yahoo e-group. We often discuss these problems. Also have a look at http://www.vicnet.net.au/~petek/thesis/ for a critical view on the cs and borrowing etc distinction, and how corpus methodology handles (or should handle) this.
Good luck
Petek

Gabriella Rundblad <G.Rundblad at uea.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> First - Happy Easter!
>
> Second - I've recently begun to work on a corpus using
> material where two languages, Swedish and English, are
> used. Instances of code-switching are comparatively easy to
> handle, but instances of transfer have proven quite
> difficult.
>
> I'm turning to you for advice on how to go about the tricky
> business of on the one hand producing a useful corpus and
> on the other hand not overanalysing the material
>
> Rather than take up your time on this list I have put
> together a very short introduction to the corpus and the
> problems I'm facing on the web - with examples:
>
> http://www.uea.ac.uk/~r214/sac/
>
> I hope that you will have time to have a look and I'm
> grateful for any advice/comments you have to offer.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Gabriella
>
> Dr Gabriella Rundblad
> University of East Anglia
> School of Language, Linguistics and Translation Studies
> Norwich NR4 7TJ
> UK