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Corpus Linguistics : Method, Theory and Practice / Tony McEnery and Andrew Hardie.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge textbooks in linguisticsPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.Description: xv, 294 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780521838511 (hardback)
  • 9780521547369 (pbk.)
  • 0521838517 (hardback)
  • 0521547369 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 410.188 McEN 23rd
LOC classification:
  • P128.C68 M38 2012
Other classification:
  • LAN009000
Online resources:
Contents:
1. What is corpus linguistics? ; 2. Accessing and analysing corpus data ; 3. The web, laws and ethics ; 4. English corpus linguistics ; 5. Corpus-based studies of synchronic and diachronic variation ; 6. Neo-Firthian corpus linguistics ; 7. Corpus methods and functionalist linguistics ; 8. The convergence of corpus linguistics, psycholinguistics, and functionalist linguistics ; 9. Conclusion.
Summary: "Corpus linguistics is the study of language data on a large scale - the computer-aided analysis of very extensive collections of transcribed utterances or written texts. This textbook outlines the basic methods of corpus linguistics, explains how the discipline of corpus linguistics developed, and surveys the major approaches to the use of corpus data. It uses a broad range of examples to show how corpus data has led to methodological and theoretical innovation in linguistics in general. Clear and detailed explanations lay out the key issues of method and theory in contemporary corpus linguistics. A structured and coherent narrative links the historical development of the field to current topics in 'mainstream' linguistics. Practical activities and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter encourage students to test their understanding of what they have read and an extensive glossary provides easy access to definitions of technical terms used in the text"-- Provided by publisher.
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Reference Book VIT-AP Reference Reference 410.188 McEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan ENG 023377

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-291) and index.

1. What is corpus linguistics? ; 2. Accessing and analysing corpus data ; 3. The web, laws and ethics ; 4. English corpus linguistics ; 5. Corpus-based studies of synchronic and diachronic variation ; 6. Neo-Firthian corpus linguistics ; 7. Corpus methods and functionalist linguistics ; 8. The convergence of corpus linguistics, psycholinguistics, and functionalist linguistics ; 9. Conclusion.

"Corpus linguistics is the study of language data on a large scale - the computer-aided analysis of very extensive collections of transcribed utterances or written texts. This textbook outlines the basic methods of corpus linguistics, explains how the discipline of corpus linguistics developed, and surveys the major approaches to the use of corpus data. It uses a broad range of examples to show how corpus data has led to methodological and theoretical innovation in linguistics in general. Clear and detailed explanations lay out the key issues of method and theory in contemporary corpus linguistics. A structured and coherent narrative links the historical development of the field to current topics in 'mainstream' linguistics. Practical activities and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter encourage students to test their understanding of what they have read and an extensive glossary provides easy access to definitions of technical terms used in the text"-- Provided by publisher.

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