Analyzing Corpus Data to See Language in Use

Introduction: A corpus is simply a collection of texts which can be searched in order to analyze the frequency of words and structures in natural language use. This is a useful tool for researchers, teachers, and learners because they can allow us to find patterns and come to a better understanding of how the language works. Complete the following tasks with your partners.

Task 1: Thinking about Phrasal Verbs

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Task 2: Analyzing Phrasal Verbs

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