British National Corpus

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British National Corpus

Summary

British National Corpus is a text corpus[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • British National Corpus's instance of is recorded as text corpus[3].
  • British National Corpus's instance of is recorded as website[4].
  • British National Corpus's instance of is recorded as digital library[5].
  • British National Corpus's founder is recorded as Oxford University Press[6].
  • British National Corpus's founder is recorded as Longman[7].
  • British National Corpus's language of work or name is recorded as British English[8].
  • 1994 marks the founding of British National Corpus[9].
  • British National Corpus's official website is recorded as http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/[10].

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Founding

Founders include Oxford University Press[6] and Longman[7]. 1994 marks the founding of British National Corpus[9].

Why It Matters

British National Corpus has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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  1. 20d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder Oxford University Press, Longman
    Microsoft academic id (discontinued)
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    Microsoft academic id (discontinued) 2776725116
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