Corpus(Sinclair) – a collection of pieces of language that are selected and ordered according

to explicit linguistic criteria in order to be use as a simple of the language.

Pieces of language(Sinclair) - are used to described the components of a corpus.

A corpus (plural corpora) or text corpus is a large and structured set of texts (now usually
electronically stored and processed). They are used to do statistical analysis and hypothesis
testing, checking occurrences or validating linguistic rules on a specific universe.
A corpus is an artifact!

A corpus can be divided into subcorpora. A subcorpus has all the properties of a corpus but
happens to be part of a larger corpus. Corpora and subcorpora are divided into components. A
component is not necessarily an adequate sample of a language and in that way it is distinct
from a corpus and a subcorpus. It is a collection of pieces of language that are selected and
ordered according to a set of linguistic criteria that serve to characterize its linguistic
homogeneity. Whereas a corpus may illustrate heterogeneity, and also a subcorpus to some
extent, the component illustrates a particular type of language. What are called sublanguages
are components in this definition, but there are other restrictions on sublanguages which will be
dealt with later.

A comparable corpus is one which selects similar texts in more than one language or variety.

A parallel corpus is a bi- or multilingual corpus that contains one set of texts in two or more
language.

Adamant= hotarat, de neclintit

Avid= pasionat, lacom
Circumstantial= amanuntit, detaliu
Congested= aglomerat (d. străzi, etc.)
Cursory = superficial
Heinous = îngrozitor, scandalos
Indigenous = pentru băştinaşi
Petty=marunt(bani)
Squeamish = scarbos, sensibil,mofturos
Feasibl= realizabil,posibil
Implicit = absolut (d. încredere, etc.)
Irrevocable=irevocabil
Plausible= plauzibil
Requisite= conditie, necesar
Slushy= noroios
Vivid= viu,plin de viata
Disheveled= ciufulit (d. păr)
Implicated= implicat
Incessant= continuu, neincetat
Sedentary= stabil
Commensurate= corespunzator cu
Unanimous=unanim
Eligible= potrivit, acceptat
Indicative=semnificativ
Prevailing wind= vant predominant
Spontaneous= natural,firesc
Exorbitant=execiv
Inopportune=inoportun, npotrivit
Prolific=bogat, rodnic
Redundant= disponibilizat, concediat