AntConc
Learn to use AntConc, a software used to learn about language from collections of texts (corpora).
Advanced search options (1/3)
Use wildcard characters to match any character or combination of characters in a file. Go to Global Settings > Wildcards
- * zero or more characters: work* > worked, works
- + zero or one character: work+ > work, works
- ? any one character: ?ake > take, lake
- @ zero or one word: it@all > it all, it was all
- # any one word: the#of > the place of, the name of
- | the pipe operator is used to combine different queries(“OR” search): work|works > work, works
- & returns non words such as number or punctuation