Corpus Linguistics
Investigating Language Structure and Use
Randi Reppen author Douglas Biber author Susan Conrad author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:23rd Apr '98
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This book is about investigating the way people use language in speech and writing, introducing the corpus-based approach to the study of language.
This book is about investigating the way people use language in speech and writing. It introduces the corpus-based approach to the study of language, based on analysis of large databases of real language examples, and illustrates interesting findings about language and the different ways that people speak and write.This book is about investigating the way people use language in speech and writing. It introduces the corpus-based approach to linguistics, based on analysis of large databases of real language examples stored on computer. Each chapter focuses on a different area of linguistics, including lexicography, grammar, discourse, register variation, language acquisition, and historical linguistics. Example analyses are presented in each chapter to provide concrete descriptions of the research methods and advantages of corpus-based techniques. Ten methodology boxes provide clear and concise explanations of the issues in doing corpus-based research and reading corpus-based studies and there is a useful appendix of resources for corpus-based investigation. This lucid and comprehensive introduction to the subject will be welcomed by a broad range of readers, from undergraduate students to professional researchers.
"This book could be used as part of the curriculum for an introductory corpus linguistics class, especially for students with a humanities background." Vasileios Hatzivassiloglou, Computational Linguistics
ISBN: 9780521496223
Dimensions: 206mm x 133mm x 26mm
Weight: 460g
310 pages