pp. 109-123

1. Briefly summarize (1-2 sentences) each of the studies mentioned on page 110.

2. How do these studies differ from what we've done to this point?

3. Are they primarily qualitative or quantitative?

4. What tools could best to used to carry out such studies?

5. Briefly describe the type of qualitative studies carried out by Stubbs (pp 117-120)

6. Carry out a sample search in which you compare the use of a given word in the Ensign during the past 30 years to its use in the BNC (Ensign; BNC). Focus both on frequency (quantitative) and meaning/context (qualitative) (e.g. [grace], [birth control], [inactive/less active], [prophets, seers, and revelators]

pp 128-130 ("Stylistics / stylometrics")

Hilton, John L. (1990) "On Verifying Wordprint Studies: Book of Mormon Authorship." BYU Studies 30: 89-108. (see also Keller)

FORENSIC LINGUISTICS

Hunston pp. 130-34

1. What does the general field of forensic linguistics deal with?

2. What are some problems inherent in corpus-based forensic linguistics?

3. Briefly discuss how corpora where used in the Bentley murder case

4. Nemagon (document)

5. How can corpora be used to detect plagiarism?

6. Take a look at TurnItIn.com to see how technology is being used to check for plagiarism

Bush / State of the Union addresses