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In linguistics, a large collection of written texts or spoken utterances that serves as the basis for linguistic analyses.
Für meine Analyse zur Worthäufigkeit habe ich einen Korpus von Zeitungsartikeln aus den letzten zehn Jahren verwendet.
For my analysis of word frequency, I used a corpus of newspaper articles from the last ten years.
This word has two plural forms that are used in different contexts. The Latin plural 'die Korpora' is used for text collections in academic contexts. The German plural 'die Korpusse' refers to the main parts of physical objects.
Für die Studie wurden mehrere große Textkorpora ausgewertet.
Several large text corpora were analyzed for the study.
In a linguistic context, 'Korpus' (corpus) is often combined with certain verbs. Typical phrases are 'einen Korpus erstellen' (to create a corpus), 'einen Korpus auswerten' (to analyze/evaluate a corpus), or 'einen Korpus nutzen' (to use a corpus).
Wir müssen einen neuen Korpus mit aktuellen Chat-Nachrichten erstellen.
We need to create a new corpus with current chat messages.
When 'Korpus' (body) means the body of an object, you often find the word in descriptions of furniture, musical instruments, or technical devices. It then always refers to the material main part.
Der Korpus der Violine ist aus Fichtenholz gefertigt.
The body of the violin is made of spruce wood.
In the meaning 'Gesamtheit von Schriften' (body of writings), 'Korpus' (corpus) is used almost exclusively in academic, legal, or historical contexts. It is often part of a Latin technical term.
Der gesamte Korpus der Schriften des Autors wurde neu herausgegeben.
The entire corpus of the author's writings was republished.
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'der Körper' and 'der Korpus' can both mean the main part of something. However, 'Körper' is the normal word for the body of a person or animal and can also generally mean a spatial object. 'Korpus' is used more for the main part of an object, for example a piece of furniture, an instrument, or an organ. The words can be confused because 'Korpus' sometimes seems like a more technical form of 'Körper'. In everyday language, with living beings you almost always say 'Körper'. With objects, 'Korpus' can sound more precise, especially when you mean the main body without doors, legs, or attachments.
Der Korpus der Gitarre ist aus hellem Holz gebaut.
The body of the guitar is made of light-colored wood.
Nach dem langen Lauf tut mir der ganze Körper weh.
After the long run, my whole body hurts.