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  1. Introduction
    1. Installing and running CorpusSearch
    2. Basic Concepts
    3. What's new in CorpusSearch 2
    4. Getting started with CorpusSearch

  2. The Query Language
    1. Query language overview
    2. Search function descriptions
    3. Logical operator use
    4. The command file

  3. Searching
    1. Understanding search output files (.out)
    2. Searching for words and node labels
    3. Search tips

  4. Shortcuts
    1. Definitions files (.def)
    2. Preferences files (.prf)

  5. Advanced Functions
    1. Coding
    2. Building a lexicon
    3. Local frames
    4. Automated corpus revision

  6. How to Make Your Corpus Compatible with CorpusSearch

  7. CorpusSearch Quick Reference Page

  8. Searching a part-of-speech tagged corpus

  9. CorpusDraw: A Graphical Annotation Tool for Parsed Corpora
    1. CorpusDraw Basic Concepts
    2. CorpusDraw Editing Buttons
    3. CorpusDraw Display Buttons
    4. CorpusDraw Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts