Mark Davies created
these corpora at Brigham Young University
(BYU), beginning in 2004. The corpora
were available online at corpus.byu.edu, and they were known as the "BYU Corpora".
During this time, people from outside of BYU used the corpora more than any other resource at BYU.
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From 2015-2019,
however, administrators at BYU (
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) carried out actions that seriously threatened the corpora.
In order to protect the corpora, Mark
Davies moved them off-campus to English-Corpora.org in 2019, and then Mark left BYU in
2020.
The end result of these changes is that there is no longer any connection
between the corpora and BYU. As mentioned, this will help to protect the corpora, and ensure their long-term availability for
researchers, teachers, and students.
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And finally, we would kindly request that you no longer refer to the
corpora from English-Corpora.org as the "BYU Corpora" in your publications,
presentations, and teaching. Thank you.
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