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Information Systems for Working With Text Corpora: Classification and Comparative Analysis

The article examines information systems for working with text corpora, particularly their application for linguistic analysis and management of large text data. Information systems for supporting text corpora are analyzed, classified, and compared based on their historical development and functional capabilities. The main focus is comparing the two most common systems that can be distinguished by functionality as corpus managers: ‘AntConc’ and ‘Sketch Engine’.