Layout Everyone’s paper should follow the same basic layout: ● Title: everyone’s

Layout
Everyone’s paper should follow the same basic layout:
● Title: everyone’s paper should have a title. The title should tell what the paper is about.
You can try to make the title creative or interesting, but the most important thing is that
the title conveys what the reader will learn from the paper.
● Examples:
○ Which Word is More Appropriate? A Corpus-Driven Analysis on the Usage of Less and
Fewer
○ She Looks Pretty Cute: A Corpus-Based Comparison Between “Pretty” and “Cute”
Sections
Your paper should be divided into sections with clear headings.
● The paper does not need to follow traditional essay format
● You do not need to worry about transitions between paragraphs, since the headings will
do that work for you
● Examples:
○ intro, resources, methodology, data, analysis, results, conclusions
References
● use APA (American Psychological Association) format for references
● make sure to cite the corpus resources you use, as well as any other sources
Data
● you should include data in your paper
● this will likely be results of searches in a corpus tool
● you might include charts, graphs, lists of examples
● most important: any data included in the paper should be referenced and discussed in
the text; do not include large screenshots that take up lots of page space and are not
relevant for your analysis and discussion
● Describe your topic and provide any necessary background information
○ What grammar topic are you studying? why? What is interesting about it and
what does your research contribute?
● State the question driving your research
● Try to motivate your question and get the reader interested
● Remember: This is a research paper, not an argumentative or persuasive essay. You do
not need to share your opinion and the facts should be presented neutrally
Methodology/Resources
● What written sources are you using? Which corpora?
● Why did you choose the resources and corpora you did?
● What did you look at in your data collection? Did you focus on frequencies, collocations,
contexts of use? Did you do any special searches? How did you get the data you
needed?
Data, results, and analysis
● The data is what you found in your corpus research; examples, numbers, etc.
● The results are what the data shows; relative frequencies, differences in collocation
patterns, etc.
● The analysis is your explanation of the results; why are the results as they are? What
does it all mean? What might be the cause of the results you found?
● Data and results are facts, can’t be debated; analysis is your interpretation
Conclusion
● Summarize your findings
● Did you find what you expected? Did you answer your original research questions?
● What went wrong? What went right? What else could you do to research this topic?