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corpus it is possible to explore the language as it is actually used. KorpusDK contains 56 million words selected to reflect the linguistic diversity. With the query tool you can make your own investigations of the material.</p> <p>In KorpusDK there are 3 search possibilities:</p> <div class="boxright"><span class="nboverskrift">On correct spelling</span>Please note that only the form <span class="materialiter">en visit</span> complies with the official Danish spelling norm<span></span>. Perhaps a linguistic change is underway? Read more about orthography and correctness in the section <br /><a href="https://meyersfremmedordbog.dk/korpusdk_en/user-guide/linguistic-pitfalls" class="internal-link" title="Linguistic pitfalls"><span class="linkikon">Linguistic pitfalls</span></a></div> <ul><li><a href="https://meyersfremmedordbog.dk/korpusdk_en/concordance" class="internal-link" title="Concordance">Concordance</a>, which finds examples of words or phrases and their use in Danish. Which form is more widespread: <span class="materialiter">en visit</span> or <span class="materialiter">et visit</span>? Insert the word in the search box and click to start the query. The query tool is processing the 56 million words of KorpusDK to find all the words which match the search expression. The result is shown as a <a href="https://meyersfremmedordbog.dk/korpusdk_en/user-guide/concordance/the-search-result" class="internal-link" title="The search result">concordance</a>, a list of lines in which the search expression is highlighted and shown in a minimal context. You can sort or reduce the concordance if you want a better overview.</li><li> <p>in the case of <span class="materialiter">visit </span> it may be useful to sort the concordance to the left in order to get a better overview.</p> </li><li>The <a href="https://meyersfremmedordbog.dk/korpusdk_en/collocations" class="internal-link" title="Collocations">Collocations</a> search function finds words that typically appear next to the search word. The result of this search mode is presented as a statistical analysis of typical words in the immediate context. For example, you can see how many times <span class="materialiter">en</span> and <span class="materialiter">et</span> occur to the left of <span class="materialiter">visit</span>.</li><li>The <a href="https://meyersfremmedordbog.dk/korpusdk_en/idioms-1" class="internal-link" title="Set phrases">Set phrases</a> search function finds all the expressions in which a particular word is used. The set phrases are taken from The Danish Dictionary. 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