Corpus-Based Language Studies

Description

Corpus-Based Language Studies:

• covers the major theoretical approaches to the use of corpus data
• adopts a ‘how to’ approach with exercises and cases, affording students with the knowledge and tools to undertake their own corpus-based research
• gathers together influential readings from leading names in the discipline, including: Douglas Biber, Henry Widdowson, Michael Stubbs, Ronald Carter, and Michael McCarthy
• is supported by a website featuring long extracts for analysis by students with commentary by the authors.

The accompanying website to this book can be found at

<a hef="http://routledge.com/textbooks/0415286239/">http://routledge.com/textbooks/0415286239/</a>

Contents

Preface Section A: Introduction Unit 1: Corpus Linguistics: The Basics Unit 2: Representativeness, Balance and Sampling Unit 3: Corpus Markup Unit 4: Corpus Annotation Unit 5: Multilingual Corpora Unit 6: Making Statistical Claims Unit 7: Using Available Corpora Unit 8: Going Solo: DIY Corpora Unit 9: Copyright Unit 10: Corpora and Language Studies Section B: Extension Unit 11: Corpus Representativeness and Balance Unit 12: Objections to Corpora: An Ongoing Debate Unit 13: Lexical and Grammatical Studies Unit 14: Language Variation Studies Unit 15: Contrastive and Diachronic Studies Unit 16: Language Teaching and Learning Section C: Exploration Unit 17: Collocation and Pedagogical Lexicography Unit 18: Help or Help to: What do Corpora Have to Say? Unit 19: L2 Acquisition of Grammatical Morphemes Unit 20: Swearing in Modern British English Unit 21: Conversation and Speech in American English Unit 22: Domains, Text Types, Aspect Marking and English-Chinese Translation. Bibliography. Appendix: Useful Internet Links. Index

Author Bio

Tony McEnery is Professor of English Language and Linguistics and Head of the Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University, UK.

Richard Xiao is a researcher at the Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University, UK.

Yukio Tono is Professor at the Department of Languages and Cultures, Meikai University, Japan.

Related Subjects

1. Language & Linguistics
2. Applied Linguistics
3. Corpus Linguistics