The British National Corpus

The British National Corpus (BNC) is a large collection of written and spoken English texts from Britain, designed to represent how language is used in everyday life. It includes books, newspapers, conversations, and broadcasts, totaling about 100 million words. Linguists and researchers analyze the BNC to understand language patterns, vocabulary, and usage across different contexts. This resource helps in studying language development, creating language-processing tools, and improving English understanding, all while reflecting a broad and accurate picture of contemporary British English.