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![Graphical abstract for "Regular Expressions for Corpus Queries" (Dykes & Tauber, 2026). Title: "Translating linguistic patterns into corpus queries."
A table demonstrates how a linguistic research question: "Which actions are explained in terms of someone's underlying reasons?", is translated into a CQL query.
Colour coding links linguistic patterns (red), query syntax (grey/bold), and corpus results (red italics).
The top row shows the linguistic pattern components: possessive, optional adjective or adverb, reason-word, linker, and verb.
The middle row shows the corresponding CQL query: [pos="POSS"] [pos="ADJ|ADV"]? "reason|rationale" "for|to" [pos="V"].
The bottom three rows show example corpus results: "my reason for asking," "her only rationale to go," and "their main reason to pivot."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7zfw7izsoitrzto6p6fenuey/bafkreidehnxt6tfvjpvyddz73dmj2dhzetongroduf3xbxjwxek6zxxwvm)
