[Corpora-List] Corpora for EAP: Architecture...?

From: Nigel Bruce (njbruce@hkucc.hku.hk)
Date: Sat Jan 14 2006 - 07:19:39 MET

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    I realise this is a little specialised - following the responses to Susana
    - but does anyone know of a corpus of Architecture texts, complete with
    drawings or even spoken commentary.
    We have an ESL-medium Architecture programme here at HKU and are looking
    for material for a searchable corpus.
    We actually have ESL-medium university programmes across the spectrum, and
    are looking for corpora across that spectrum, but so far have only really
    found - and developed - highly suitable corpora for our Law students.
    Any ideas welcome.
    Nigel Bruce

    At 08:33 PM 1/12/2006, Przemek Kaszubski wrote:
    >Dear Chris,
    >
    >Off the top of my head here are a few more links
    >
    >1. Companion website the book "Working with Specialized Language"
    >
    >http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/0415236991/links/links.html
    >
    >2. The PolyU English Department Language Bank
    >
    >http://langbank.engl.polyu.edu.hk/indexl.html
    >
    >3. Mark Davies' VIEW service (finely definable registers):
    >
    >http://view.byu.edu/
    >
    >4. Business Letter Corpus:
    >
    >http://ysomeya.hp.infoseek.co.jp/
    >
    >
    >I'm sure there is a lot more.
    >
    >Regards,
    >
    >Przemek
    >
    >
    >Chris Butler wrote (2006-01-12 12:35):
    >
    >>Dear list members,
    >>
    >>On behalf of Susana Doval, many thanks to the people who provided her with
    >>the following information on corpora for ESP:
    >>
    >>**********
    >>STELLA TAGNIN
    >>Take a look at www.fflch.usp.br/dlm/comet.
    >>
    >>Then, on the right hand side, click on CorTec. I think the rest is
    >>self-explanatory.
    >>
    >>you can´t access the texts, but can get a wordlist and use the concordancer.
    >>
    >>SERGE SHAROFF
    >>in my view the best option is to collect the corpus you want
    >>automatically using BootCat tools:
    >>http://wacky.sslmit.unibo.it/
    >>
    >>Rafa³ L. Górski
    >>How silly my reply might seem, consider using as a corpus hansards of the
    >>Parliament.
    >>http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld/ldhansrd.htm
    >>Of course if you want it tagged, you have to do it by yourself, what is bad
    >>news.
    >>********
    >>
    >>Chris Butler
    >>Honorary Professor, University of Wales Swansea, UK
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
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