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Using a case study approach, this chapter provides a worked demonstration of how a detailed design frame for a national corpus may be built. Focusing on each individual ‘mode’ of data in turn (i.e. spoken, written and e-language), the chapter explores some key generic questions that are helpful in informing design frame development. By reporting on the specific targets presented, and providing justifications for these, useful guidance for those considering creating their own corpus design frame emerges. While the points raised in this chapter relate to our experiences of creating design frames for CorCenCC specifically, the guidance provided can facilitate and inform the design of corpora in other languages.

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  1. School of English, Communication & Philosophy, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

    Dawn Knight

  2. School of Culture and Communication, Swansea University, Swansea, UK

    Steve Morris

  3. Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

    Laura Arman

  4. Cardiff, UK

    Jennifer Needs

  5. Newport, UK

    Mair Rees

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Knight, D., Morris, S., Arman, L., Needs, J., Rees, M. (2021). Design Frames. In: Building a National Corpus. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81858-6_2

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