Using the corpus interface Korp

We first give links to different Korp versions, thereafter we show how to use them. A separate page, written for programmers, documents how to install and update Korp).

The corpus collections

The giellalt corpus collections SIKOR and other corpora built with tools from this infrastructure are found here:

• gtweb.uit.no/korp (SIKOR Saami corpus)
• gtweb.uit.no/f_korp (Baltic Finnic languages and Faroese)
• gtweb.uit.no/u_korp (Other Uralic languages: Mari, Mordvin, Permic)
• gtweb.uit.no/tyv_korp (Tuvin)
• altlab.ualberta.ca/korp/ (Plains Cree)

Note that the documentation found here may be useful also for other Korp installations, e.g. in:

• korp.csc.fi/korp/ (Helsinki corpora for Finnish, Swedish, …)
• https://spraakbanken.gu.se/korp/ (Original Korp, for Swedish, …)

How to search in Korp

Videos on how to use the corpora

• Video om enkelt søk og utvidet søk i Korp (in Norwegian)
• Video on how to search with the Meadow Mari corpus as example (in English)

The search modes

There are three modes for Korp search (documentation in English or in Norwegian):

• Simple search: Simple // Enkel
• Extended search: Extended // Utvidet
• Advanced search:
  • CQP-expression // CQP-uttrykk // CQP-ilmaisu
  • Dependency search in Korp

Other search instructions

• Dictionary support when using Korp (if you need help to understand the sentences)

Tags used for analysis

• Morphological tags
• Syntactic tags
• Dependency tags

Dokumentation for other Korp versions

These links are made for other Korp versions, but are mostly useful for the above versions as well:

• Användarhandledning för Korp (Gothenburg)
• Korp-käyttöliittymän käyttöohjeet (Helsinki)
• Corpuseye help (Odense, not for Korp, but gives a short introduction to CQP)