DEMO: BNC and Xaira (see lilac sheet)
Start Xaira and open BNC Via ‘bnc-xml.xcorpus’ or Xaira
Search and display
Three search results: 1.Hits are displayed 2.No solutions (check spelling and whether restrictions are activated) 3.Too many solutions (over default)
Page mode
Line Mode (KWIC)
Post-prosessing: sort, thin, analysis
Selection Reverse selection Random … One per text
Partitions
Collocations finding patterns with words or wordclasses
Types of searches
Open BNC with Xaira Start -> My Computer -> Local Disc (C:) -> Program Files -> BNC-XML -> bnc-xml.xcorpus These files are hidden -> Show the contents of this folder First time: ‘Installing’ Add shortcut to desktop