Corpora and Language Education
1st Edition
Published on 12. December 2011
XV, 347 pages
978-0-230-35556-9 (ISBN)
Description
A critical examination of key concepts and issues in corpus linguistics, with a particular focus on the expanding interdisciplinary nature of the field and the role that written and spoken corpora now play in these different disciplines. It also presents a series of corpus-based case studies illustrating central themes and best practices.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
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XV, 347 p.
File size
1,75 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-230-35556-9 (9780230355569)
DOI
10.1057/9780230355569
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Lynne Flowerdew
Corpora and Language Education
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12/2011
Palgrave Macmillan
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LYNNE FLOWERDEW teaches at the Hong Kong University for Science and Technology, Hong Kong. She specialises in corpora use in language for special purposes and has published widely in different areas of corpus linguistics.
Content
General Editors' Preface Acknowledgments Glossary PART I: KEY CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES Definition, Purposes and Applications of Corpora Historical and Conceptual Background of Corpus Linguistics: Evolutionary, Revolutionary or Counter-Revolutionary? Approaches to Corpus Linguistics PART II: THE NEXUS OF CORPUS LINGUISTICS, TEXTLINGUISTICS AND SOCIOLINGUISTICS How is Corpus Linguistics Related to Textlinguistics? How is Corpus Linguistics Related to Sociolinguistics? PART III: APPLICATIONS OF CORPORA IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING ARENAS Applying Corpus Linguistics in Research Arenas Applying Corpus Linguistics in Teaching Arenas Research Cases PART IV: RESOURCES References Subject Index Author Index
