一、语料库的起源与作用语料库是一个由人们实际运用语言的大量的、真实的材料组成的,专供语言研究分析和描述的语言语料库。Kennedy(1998)认为,建立语料库的主要目的就是为更准确、更可靠地描述语言的结构和使用提供一个基础。语料库最早出现于18世纪。它的产生来源于人们对建立《圣经》语料库的设想。现在语料库主要收集在自然情景下使用的真实语言,包括篇章、话语及其他语言实例,并以电子数据库的形式加以储存。 I. The Origin and Function of Corpus Corpus is a language corpus composed of a large amount of real materials that people actually use the language and specially designed for linguistic analysis. Kennedy (1998) argues that the main purpose of establishing a corpus is to provide a basis for a more accurate and reliable description of the structure and use of language. Corpus first appeared in the 18th century. It comes from people’s idea of ​​establishing the Bible Corpus. The corpus now mainly collects real-world language used in natural scenarios, including texts, discourses and other language examples, and stores it in an electronic database.