Definition :
Corpus-based analysis: This will apply computer program (s) calculate the score of main word(s) and context; to collocate. Corpora are more suitable for functional analyses of language because it describes how to use language as communicate tool.
Majoy program of corpora for linguistics research
1) The Brown Corpus: The brown had started to be used in 1961, the beginning of using computer. The collocation was taken in 1963-1964 at Brown University.
2) The Lancaster-Oslo/Bergen Corpus (LOB): This is an extended version from the brown corpus. The sample of this linguistics research was based on different bibliographic sources and different weightings in the collection of newspapers