Table of 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