8. Frequently Asked Questions#
Can I upload my own texts and corpora?
You cannot upload your own corpora, but you can:
Create sub-corpora starting from existing Swiss-AL corpora.
Contact us if you would like to cooperate with Digital Doscourse Lab regarding creation or publishing of your corpus.
Can I save search queries?
Your search queries are saved and accessable in your User Space (My Search History). The saved queries are (translated) in CQP syntax. To reporduce your results, copy the query and search in Advance Search.
My search query is not working. What am I doing wrong?
Check the following points, which are the most common sources of errors:
Ensure that opening and closing quotation marks are correctly placed.
Make sure parentheses are properly opened and closed.
When using CQP syntax, declare the word form correctly (e.g., word instead of wort).
Set the correct query mode (by default, the query mode is set to Quick Search).
Can I access entire texts?
Due to copyright and data privacy protection, you cannot access entire text on the workbench. However, we provide direct URL links to source whenever possible. You can get access to URL links in the Tool Context of Words.
Whom can I contact if something does not work?
You can send an email to: korpuslinguistik@zhaw.ch.