| Asia Pacific Journal of Corpus Research Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 1-8 |
| Abbreviation: APJCR |
| e-ISSN: 2733-8096 |
| Publication date: 31 December 2024 |
| Received: 13 September 2024 / Received in Revised Form: 07 October 2024 / Accepted: 03 December 2024 |
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.22925/apjcr.2024.5.2.1
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Enhancing corpus analysis with AntConc 4.3.1: Features, applications, and future directions
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| Chae Kwan Jung (Incheon National University), SOUTH KOREA |
| Copyright 2024 APJCRThis is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0, which permits unrestricted, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Abstract |
| AntConc 4.3.1 is a widely adopted freeware corpus analysis tool in corpus linguistics, recognized for its intuitive user interface and extensive analytical capabilities, such as concordance generation, keyword listing, and collocation analysis. This study explores the key enhancements introduced in AntConc 4.3.1 – namely, performance optimizations, enriched visualization features, and integration with generative AI – while also addressing the tool’s limitations, including the absence of Korean morphological analysis and challenges in managing large-scale corpora. The discussion underscores AntConc’s utility in both linguistic research and educational settings, reaffirming its continued prominence as a corpus-based research and teaching resource and suggesting directions for future development. |
Keywords |
| Corpus Analysis, AntConc 4.3.1, Linguistic Research, Educational Applications, Generative AI Integration |
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The Authors |
| Chae Kwan Jung is an Associate Professor in the Department of English Language & Literature. He pursued studies and conducted research in Manufacturing Engineering and Japanese, Effective Online Tutoring, Engineering Business Management, and Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching at the universities of Birmingham, Oxford, and Warwick in the United Kingdom. He has co-authored Corpus Linguistics Introduction (2012), Corpus Linguistics Basic (2018), and The 4th Industrial Revolution and English Education in the Future, contributing to advancements in both corpus linguistics and English language teaching. |
The Authors’ Addresses |
| First and Corresponding Author Chae Kwan Jung Professor Department of English Language and Literature, Incheon National University 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 22012, SOUTH KOREA E-mail: ckjung@inu.ac.kr
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