Ten years of "CORDIAM". Some reflections on the configuration of a (better) corpus for the history of Latin American Spanish

Abstract

Although several corpora exist for studying the history of Latin American Spanish (CORDE, CHARTA), there is no doubt that, since 2013, CORDIAM has become a fundamental reference in this philological area. This paper aims to describe the advantages of this corpus and to outline future actions that could further enhance it. Accordingly, the history of the linguistic editing of Latin American texts, the role of CORDIAM in this history and the main features of the corpus will be described. Finally, I will discuss potential actions to address its shortcomings, with the aim of evaluating its contribution and relevance ten years after its implementation.