1st Edition
The Role of Corpus Linguistics in the Ethnography of a Closed Community Survival Communication
By Kieran Harrington
Copyright 2018
256 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
254 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
254 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The Role of Corpus Linguistics in the Ethnography of a Closed Community analyses the interactions of immigrants within an Irish reception centre for asylum seekers to highlight the instinctive resourcefulness of people who are faced with the challenge of communicating when there is no common language or culture. Based on three years of ethnographical observation and using an illuminating... Read more
1. Introductions
2. Frameworks
3. Methodologies
4. Contexts
5. Situations
6. Words
7. Grammars
8. Transactions
9. Negotiations
10. Interactions
11. Conclusions
References
Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III
Appendix V
Biography
Kieran Harrington is Vertretung Professor of Applied Linguistics and English Language Education at The Institute of English and American Studies, TU Dortmund University.
