corpus

• Substantiv, das eine Sammlung oder einen Bestand von schriftlichen oder mündlichen Texten bezeichnet, häufig verwendet für linguistische Analysen oder Forschungen; auch der Körper oder Gesamtbestand von etwas.

A noun referring to a collection or body of written or spoken texts, often used for linguistic analysis or research.

unregelmäßiger Plural

1. Collection of writingsC1formal

   A collection of written texts, especially the entire works of a particular author or a body of literature on a particular subject.

   Korpus

   • The Shakespearean corpus includes 39 plays and 154 sonnets.
   • Linguists use a large corpus of spoken language for their research.
   • The corpus of medieval poetry was digitized for online access.

   Synonymecanonoeuvre

2. Body or main partC2formal

   The main body or mass of a structure or thing.

   Hauptkörper

   • The corpus of the building was constructed from limestone.
   • The corpus callosum connects the two hemispheres of the brain.
   • The corpus of the argument was presented in the first chapter.

   Synonymebodybulkcoremasssubstance