Concordancing

Mathew Gillings; Gerlinde Mautner

doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-95504-1.01526-X

Concordancing

Mathew Gillings^*
, Gerlinde Mautner

^*Corresponding author for this work

Institute for Language and Discourse in Business (Mautner)

Publication: Chapter in book/Conference proceeding › Chapter in edited volume

Abstract

This entry offers an introduction to concordancing, a key tool used within the field of corpus linguistics. With the aid of several examples, the entry begins by detailing what a concordance is, and how individual lines are read through both vertical and horizontal reading. It then examines different ways that concordance lines are used within different areas of corpus linguistics, including lexicography, data-driven learning, and corpus-assisted discourse studies. The entry finishes with some caveats and limitations to consider when carrying out analyses and writing them up for publication, concluding with some reflections on the future of concordancing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics
Editors	Hilary Nesi, Petar Milin
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Publisher	Elsevier
Edition	3.
ISBN (Electronic)	9780443222863
ISBN (Print)	9780323955041
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95504-1.01526-X
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - Mar 2026

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