DIFFICULTIES OF CREATING LINGUISTIC CORPUS: CHALLENGES IN MODERN CORPUS LINGUISTICS

Parpieva Shakhnoza Muratovna

Authors

Parpieva Shakhnoza Muratovna Teacher at Uzbekistan State World Languages University

Abstract

The construction of linguistic corpora presents numerous challenges that span technical, methodological, legal and theoretical domains. This article examines the primary difficulties encountered in corpus creation, including data collection complexities, quality control issues, representativeness concerns and ethical considerations. Through analysis of contemporary corpus linguistics literature, we identify key obstacles that researchers face and discuss potential solutions. The findings highlight that while technological advances have facilitated corpus construction, fundamental challenges persist in ensuring balanced, representative, and ethically sound linguistic datasets.

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