Using The Web For Linguistic Research

prostoalex writes "The Economist says linguists are gradually adopting the World Wide Web as a useful corpus for linguistic research. Google is used, among other resources, to research how the written language evolves and how some non-standard examples of usage become more or less acceptable (The Economist quotes the phrase 'He far from succeeded,' where 'far from' is used as an adverb). LanguageLog is a resource linked in the article, where linguists discuss current peculiarities of the English language."

Comments

They should probably avoid Slashdot

[Peter Cooper]

It's probably a good thing that they steer away from Slashdot as a corpus of English usage. Or, should I say, in SOVIET RUSSIA it's best Slashdot stays away from THEM! Or is it that only old people use the Internet as a corpus of the English language while pouring hot grits down a naked and petrified Natalie Portman's pants?

Indeed

[Pan T. Hose]

Indeed what their sayin is true. U can learn English very well, especially grammer readin /. frist psots. Teh intarweb seems to certainly kick arse for that sorta research. Very 1337 articel. Thx d00dz.