#WEEK 9: CORPUS LINGUISTICS

REFLECTION

Corpus linguistics involves the use of large corpora which consists of thousands or millions of words in a database. To make life easier, the computer is the best tool to use for corpus linguists. The roles of computer in corpus linguistics are very important as computers are used to store huge amount of texts or to retrieve a huge amount of texts. Other than that, the computer is also used as a tool to provide accurate reliability of occurrence of specific linguistic terms.

Corpus linguistics also cover various types of languages which include English, French, Arabic and so on. Corpus linguistics is very important for language learners as it provide learners a huge database to learn language. An example of a useful corpus for Muslims is the Quranic Arabic Corpus which shows the Arabic grammar, syntax and morphology of each word in the Holy Qur'an.

In an Islamic point of view, we feel that corpus linguistics can help Muslims understand Islam deeply in a short period of time. Like the example shown above, by using corpora, it is easier for Muslims to understand the true meaning of the Qur'an and also believe the authenticity of the Qur'an. We believe that corpus linguistics is not just important for the English language but also other languages including Arabic which is the language of the Qur'an, our Holy Book.