CORPUS LINGUISTICS: DUE ESPERIENZE DI APPLICAZIONE

Computer technologies, as in all other areas of our lives, have brought a revolution to the field of linguistic research that allows us to make analyses which at one time were scarcely to be imagined. A change of such magnitude must be assimilated by scholars so that they can fully profit by it, and they need to familiarise themselves with the possibilities inherent in computer technology so as to conceive of new directions of research. Information science must therefore be regarded as an additional tool to be employed in humanities faculties. To become familiar with these new technologies one must understand them in detail and share one’s experiences of their use within one’s field of study. It is to this purpose that we wish to communicate two experiences where information science has proved to be a valuable support for linguistic research