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The Survey of English Usage distributes its world-leading software ICECUP for free, with sample corpora from ICE-GB and DCPSE.
ICE-GB Sample Corpus
By downloading the sampler you are agreeing to our standard terms and conditions (in summary: don't breach our copyright or those of our contributors). Read the license agreement on our ICE-GB ordering page.
The sample corpus package is for people who simply want to try the software.
Note that this package does not include a Windows installer program, so you will have to install the software manually. But it does make it easier to install on emulation platforms such as VirtualBox or Parallels for the Mac. See ‘What do I need to install the software?’ below.
| Date of release | zip | exe | expanded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2017 | 4.77MB | 8MB |
How to install the sample corpus
- Download the zip file and open it.
You should see a number of files. If your computer does not handle zip files well, or if you prefer, you can download the self-extracting 'exe' version. We recommend you simply copy all of the files to a base directory such as "C:\ICE". - Navigate to the installation directory. Test the installation and clean up.
- Run "ICECUP 3.exe" in that directory. If you are not using Windows XP (who is these days?), run "ICECUP 3-notXP.exe" instead.
- To clean up after the installation, delete the version of ICECUP that you don't need (and rename as required).
- Create desktop and menu short cuts to ICECUP as you wish.
If you are stuck at any point, wish to configure the setup, or are having difficulty in getting the help file to open from ICECUP, see the detailed guide below.
How to install the sample corpus (long version)
- What is in the package?
- Ten texts (over 20,000 words), fully parsed and annotated, exactly as they are in ICE-GB.
- The latest release of ICECUP 3.1. This is a full working version of the software complete with help.
- Example Fuzzy Tree Fragments.
- Option: Audio for the 5 spoken texts.
The sample contains the following ten texts. You can view these texts and their classification when you download and install the software. The complete ICE structure is visible from ICECUP’s Corpus Map.
- S1A-010 (spoken: dialogue : private : face-to-face conversations)
- S1A-094 (spoken : dialogue : private : phonecalls)
- S2A-011 (spoken : monologue : unscripted : spontaneous commentaries)
- S2B-026 (spoken : monologue : scripted : broadcast talks)
- S2B-002 (spoken : mixed : broadcast news)
- W1A-001 (written : non-printed : non-professional writing : untimed student essays)
- W1B-001 (written : non-printed : correspondence : social letters)
- W2A-005 (written : printed : academic writing : humanities)
- W2C-009 (written : printed : reportage : press news reports)
- W2D-018 (written : printed : instructional writing : skills/hobbies)
- What is not included?
Release 2 of ICE-GB is supplied by digital download under license.
ICE-GB contains five hundred texts of spoken and written contemporary British English.
To obtain the other 490 texts, you must order the full corpus!
- What do I need to run the software?
The latest version of ICECUP, ICECUP 3.1.1 runs on 32 bit and 64 bit Windows, from Windows XP to Windows 11. You can upgrade to the most recent version for free.
Older versions of ICECUP run on 32 bit Windows, from 3.1 upwards.
Sampler system requirements
There are two install packages, with hard disk capacity requirements as follows:
- Text: Download 3.5Mb, Process 21Mb, Run 8.1Mb.
- Audio: Download 96Mb, Process 210Mb, Run 104Mb.
- Will ICECUP continue to be developed?
Yes. ICECUP 3.1.1 is simply the latest release of the software. We have developed and maintained ICECUP for more than two decades.
ICE-GB Sound Recordings add-on
By downloading the recordings you are agreeing to our standard terms and conditions (in summary: don't breach our copyright or those of our contributors). Read the license agreement on our ICE-GB Sound ordering page.
Note that these files are large and downloading may take some time!
| Date of release | zip | exe | expanded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2006 | 94.04MB | 94.11MB | ~100MB |
How to install the sound recordings
First install the ICE-GB Sample Corpus. Then do the following.
- Extract the contents of the zip file to your Sample Corpus target directory, say "C:\ICE". You can use the executable if you prefer.
- If you are asked to overwrite the "ICECUP3.INI" file, select Yes. This configures ICECUP to look for the sound.
Run ICECUP again. You will gain sound playback buttons in the text browser window, and these will be enabled when a spoken text is selected.
DCPSE Sample Corpus
By downloading the sampler you are agreeing to our standard terms and conditions (in summary: don't breach our copyright or those of our contributors). Read the license agreement on our DCPSE ordering page.
The sample corpus package is for people who simply want to try the software.
Note that this package does not include a Windows installer program, so you will have to install the software manually. But it does make it easier to install on emulation platforms such as VirtualBox or Parallels for the Mac. See ‘What do I need to install the software?’ below.
| Date of release | zip | exe | expanded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2017 | 4.68MB | 4.79MB | 8MB |
How to install the sample corpus
- Download the zip file and open it.
You should see a number of files. If your computer does not handle zip files well, or if you prefer, you can download the self-extracting 'exe' version. We recommend you simply copy all of the files to a base directory such as "C:\ICE". - Navigate to the installation directory. Test the installation and clean up.
- Run "ICECUP 3.exe" in that directory. If you are not using Windows XP (who is these days?), run "ICECUP 3-notXP.exe" instead.
- To clean up after the installation, delete the version of ICECUP that you don't need (and rename as required).
- Create desktop and menu short cuts to ICECUP as you wish.
If you are stuck at any point, wish to configure the setup, or are having difficulty in getting the help file to open from ICECUP, see the detailed guide below.
How to install the sample corpus (long version)
- What is in the package?
- Five texts from the ICE-GB part of the corpus (over 10,000 words) plus two texts from the LLC part (another 10,000 plus words), fully parsed and annotated. These are exactly as they are in DCPSE.
- The latest release of ICECUP 3.1. This is a full working version of the software (see below) complete with help.
- Example Fuzzy Tree Fragments.
The sample contains the following seven texts:
- DI-A13 (face-to-face conversations : formal)
- DL-A01 (face-to-face conversations : formal)
- DI-B29 (face-to-face conversations : informal)
- DI-B82 (face-to-face conversations : informal)
- DL-B04 (face-to-face conversations : informal)
- DI-D13 (broadcast discussions)
- DI-F15 (spontaneous commentary)
- What is not included?
DCPSE is supplied by digital download.
The full DCPSE corpus contains two hundred and eighty texts of spoken British English from across the decades.
To obtain the other 273 texts, you must order the full corpus!
- What do I need to run the software?
The latest version of ICECUP, ICECUP 3.1.1 runs on 32 bit and 64 bit Windows, from Windows XP to Windows 11. You can upgrade to the most recent version for free.
Older versions of ICECUP run on 32 bit Windows, from 3.1 upwards.
Sampler system requirements
The install packages have hard disk capacity requirements as follows:
- Text: Download 4.6Mb, Process 21Mb, Run 8.1Mb.
- Will ICECUP continue to be developed?
Yes. ICECUP 3.1.1 is simply the latest release of the software. We have developed and maintained ICECUP for more than two decades.
ICECUP III latest release
If you have bought ICE-GB Release 2 or DCPSE and wish to upgrade to the latest software, you can install the very latest ICECUP install package.
- Latest version of ICECUP
- Windows 64bit compatible (from XP to 11)
- Complete with updated help
| Date of release | zip | exe | expanded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 October 2017 | 3.71MB | 3.83MB | 4.4MB |