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A corpus-based analysis of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale
Joint Authors
Hung, Maosheng
Chen, Hsing Ya
Chang, Yu Yun
Hung, Wei Tse
Tsoi, Chun Hei
Source
International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 11 (30 Nov. 2020), pp.117-123, 7 p.
Publisher
Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development
Publication Date
2020-11-30
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
English Language and Literature
Abstract EN
This study was a corpus-based analysis of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.
a corpus based on the original text of the play was built for analysis.
then, a program called antconc was used to acquire the top 200 frequency words from the corpus.
finally, five of the most frequently occurring content words were manually selected to analyze their relationship with the main characters or the content/implications of the play.
the results obtained via the antconc program showed that (1) lord appeared 89 times in the corpus and ranked 50th among the top 200 frequency words.
it has the power and implication of making people forget their original intention and self, deceiving people, and causing people to forget how to cherish the people around them.
(2) shepherd occurred 65 times and ranked 68th.
it symbolizes the idea of hope.
(3) daughter appeared 34 times and 125th.
it assumes a crucial role throughout the whole play and makes the story go smoothly.
(4) honour occurred 34 times and ranked 126th.
it represents the transformation of danger into safety.
(5) beseech appeared 18 times and ranked 198th.
it can be understood as turning bad results into good results.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hung, Maosheng& Chen, Hsing Ya& Chang, Yu Yun& Hung, Wei Tse& Tsoi, Chun Hei. 2020. A corpus-based analysis of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation،Vol. 3, no. 11, pp.117-123.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1497515
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hung, Maosheng…[et al.]. A corpus-based analysis of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation Vol. 3, no. 11 (2020), pp.117-123.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1497515
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hung, Maosheng& Chen, Hsing Ya& Chang, Yu Yun& Hung, Wei Tse& Tsoi, Chun Hei. A corpus-based analysis of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation. 2020. Vol. 3, no. 11, pp.117-123.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1497515
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 123
Record ID
BIM-1497515