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| - | {{Template}}'''Corpus''' is a [[collection]] of [[writing]]s, often on a specific [[topic]], of a specific [[genre]], from a specific [[demographic]], etc. | + | {{Template}} |
| + | '''''Corpus''''' (Latin plural '''''corpora''''', English plural '''''corpuses''''' or '''''corpora''''') is [[Latin]] for ''body''. It may refer to: | ||
| - | == Genre theory, corpus and tautology == | + | * [[Corpus Christi (disambiguation)]] |
| + | * Corpus, the figure of Christ on a [[crucifix]] | ||
| + | * [[Corpus linguistics]], the study of language as expressed in samples ''(corpora)'' of "real world" text | ||
| + | ** [[Text corpus]], in linguistics, a large and structured set of texts | ||
| + | ** [[Speech corpus]], in linguistics, a large set of speech audio files | ||
| + | ==Law== | ||
| + | * ''[[Habeas corpus]]'', a legal mechanism to end detention of a suspect | ||
| + | * [[Corpus delicti]], a legal term meaning "body of the crime" | ||
| - | See also: [[tautology]] - [[genre theory]] | + | ==Biology== |
| + | * [[Corpus callosum]], a structure in the brain | ||
| + | * [[Corpus cavernosum (disambiguation)]], a pair of structures in human genitals | ||
| + | * [[Corpus luteum]], a temporary endocrine structure in mammals | ||
| + | * [[Body of stomach|Corpus gastricum]], the Latin term referring to the body of the stomach | ||
| + | * [[Corpus alienum]], a foreign object originating outside the body | ||
| - | One can easily argue that all genres are tautologies. | + | ==Writings (including medical and legal)== |
| + | * [[Hippocratic Corpus]], the lectures and writings of Hippocrates | ||
| + | * ''[[Corpus Inscriptionum Etruscarum]]'', an index of Etruscan texts | ||
| + | * ''[[Corpus Reformatorum]]'', a collection of Reformation writings | ||
| + | * An abbreviation for the ''[[Corpus Juris Civilis]]'', a collection of four books on law by Justinian I | ||
| + | * [[Corpus Hermeticum]], a collection of Egyptian-Greek Wisdom texts from the second century | ||
| + | * [[Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite|Corpus Areopagiticum]], a collection of theologic and phlisophic texts attributed to a "Dionysius" | ||
| + | * [[Corpus Aristotelicum]], a collection of texts by the philosopher Aristotle | ||
| + | * [[Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium]], a collection of eastern christian texts with over 600 volumes | ||
| - | :When trying to define a genre, we must look for characteristics of the genre. | + | ==Arts== |
| + | * Corpus (band), Punk band from Sydney, Australia | ||
| + | * [[Corpus (album)|''Corpus'' (album)]], by Sebastian Santa Maria | ||
| + | * [[Corpus Delicti (band)]], also known simply as "Corpus" | ||
| + | * [[Corpus Callosum (2007 film)|''Corpus Callosum'' (2007 film)]], a 2007 film | ||
| + | * [[Corpus (Bernini)|''Corpus'' (Bernini)]], a 1650 sculpture of Christ by Gian Lorenzo Bernini | ||
| + | * [[Corpus (museum)]], a human body themed museum in the Netherlands | ||
| + | * The [[Corpus Clock]], a large sculptural clock | ||
| + | * [[Corpus (dance troupe)]], a Canadian dance troupe | ||
| - | :The characteristics of a genre are found in the corpus of works that belong to the genre. | + | ==Business and Finance== |
| + | * Corpus Fund, the [[Capital (economics)|Capital]] generated for the continued sustenance of an organisation | ||
| - | :The corpus can only be found by defining the characteristics. | + | ==Other== |
| + | * [[Corpus separatum (disambiguation)]], a form of political administration used in international conflict resolution | ||
| - | :So genre = characteristics = corpus = genre ----> tautology. | + | == See also == |
| + | *[[Genre theory, corpus and tautology]] | ||
| - | [[Donato Totaro]] has said almost the same when stating that: | ||
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| - | :"Admittingly, I am swimming into a tautological sea by assuming a general understanding of the horror genre. But a certain tautology is a necessary evil of genre theory, and I mean the latter more as a categorization rather than definition of the horror genre. Besides, I do agree with Noel Carroll's other not sufficient descriptions of "art-horror" (the quality of being "interstitial," ie. something that can not be categorized, as for example, vampires, mummies, zombies that are neither living nor dead; impurity, disgust, etc.)." --Donato Totaro, 2000 via http://www.horschamp.qc.ca/9710/halloween_anglais/scare.html [Jun 2006] | ||
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| - | And repeated here by [[Jeffrey Sconce]] who repeats [[Andrew Tudor]]: | ||
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| - | :Much of the work in genre theory has devoted itself to avoiding tautological definitions of a group of films (ie westerns are westerns because they are set in the Old West, which means they are westerns — see Tudor 1995). --Esper, the renunciator: teaching ‘bad' movies to good students () Jeffrey Sconce quoted in Defining Cult Movies: The Cultural Politics of Oppositional Taste (2003) | ||
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| - | :I need to check that Tudor article: Tudor, Andrew (1995 [1973]) Genre, in Barry Keith Grant (Film Genre Reader II.) | ||
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Corpus (Latin plural corpora, English plural corpuses or corpora) is Latin for body. It may refer to:
- Corpus Christi (disambiguation)
- Corpus, the figure of Christ on a crucifix
- Corpus linguistics, the study of language as expressed in samples (corpora) of "real world" text
- Text corpus, in linguistics, a large and structured set of texts
- Speech corpus, in linguistics, a large set of speech audio files
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Law
- Habeas corpus, a legal mechanism to end detention of a suspect
- Corpus delicti, a legal term meaning "body of the crime"
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Biology
- Corpus callosum, a structure in the brain
- Corpus cavernosum (disambiguation), a pair of structures in human genitals
- Corpus luteum, a temporary endocrine structure in mammals
- Corpus gastricum, the Latin term referring to the body of the stomach
- Corpus alienum, a foreign object originating outside the body
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Writings (including medical and legal)
- Hippocratic Corpus, the lectures and writings of Hippocrates
- Corpus Inscriptionum Etruscarum, an index of Etruscan texts
- Corpus Reformatorum, a collection of Reformation writings
- An abbreviation for the Corpus Juris Civilis, a collection of four books on law by Justinian I
- Corpus Hermeticum, a collection of Egyptian-Greek Wisdom texts from the second century
- Corpus Areopagiticum, a collection of theologic and phlisophic texts attributed to a "Dionysius"
- Corpus Aristotelicum, a collection of texts by the philosopher Aristotle
- Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium, a collection of eastern christian texts with over 600 volumes
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Arts
- Corpus (band), Punk band from Sydney, Australia
- Corpus (album), by Sebastian Santa Maria
- Corpus Delicti (band), also known simply as "Corpus"
- Corpus Callosum (2007 film), a 2007 film
- Corpus (Bernini), a 1650 sculpture of Christ by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- Corpus (museum), a human body themed museum in the Netherlands
- The Corpus Clock, a large sculptural clock
- Corpus (dance troupe), a Canadian dance troupe
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Business and Finance
- Corpus Fund, the Capital generated for the continued sustenance of an organisation
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Other
- Corpus separatum (disambiguation), a form of political administration used in international conflict resolution
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See also
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