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This is a description of four of the existing subcorpora of the Coruña Corpus of English Scientific Writing. Both the principles of compilation and the sociolinguistic variables considered during the process of text selection will be described. The editorial practice underlying the computerisation of texts, as well as several pilot studies, will also be discussed.
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Why is it important?
Because it offers an overview of writing habits and tendencies in the 18tha nd 19th centuries.
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Prof Isabel Moskowich
Universidade da Coruna
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This page is a summary of: Astronomy, Philosophy, Life Sciences and History Texts: Setting the Scene for the Study of Modern Scientific Writing, English Studies, August 2020, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/0013838x.2020.1798635.
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