Corpus-based Analyses of the Problem-Solution Pattern
A phraseological approach
1st Edition
Published on 6. February 2008
XI, 179 pages
978-90-272-9140-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book reports research on the Problem-Solution rhetorical pattern, which has to date received very little attention in corpus-based studies. Insights from genre analysis and systemic-functional grammar are also applied to the analysis of the Problem-Solution pattern, thus moving towards a more multi-faceted analysis of corpus data. The pattern is investigated in two specialized corpora of technically-oriented report writing, a professional corpus and a student corpus, using a key word and key-key word analysis. Phraseological analyses of key words in both corpora are presented. Data show that students' writing lacks a range of lexico-grammatical patternings for expressing the Problem and Solution elements of the pattern. The book concludes with some pedagogic implications and applications of the findings. Suggested concordancing activities are discussed within the context of key issues in the field of data-driven learning.
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Content
- Corpus-based Analyses of the Problem-Solution Pattern
- Editorial page
- Title page
- LCC data
- dedication page
- Table of contents
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Problem-Solution pattern
- Clause relations as a means of identifying the Problem-Solution pattern
- Grammatical signals of clause relations for the Problem-Solution pattern
- Lexical signals of clause relations for the Problem-Solution pattern
- Corpus analysis of a grammatical signal for the Problem element
- Corpus analysis of a lexical signal for the Problem element
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2. Issues in corpus linguistics and discourse studies
- Methodologies
- Contextual features
- Interpretation of data
- Corpus linguistics: Towards a multi-faceted approach
- Chapter 3. The two corpora
- Contextual background of the Professional and Student corpus
- Student Corpus (STUCORP)
- Issues in corpus compilation
- Lemmatization
- Conclusion
- Chapter 4. Frequency, key word and key-key word analysis of signals for the Problem-Solution pattern
- Classificatory framework for signals: Appraisal system
- Inscribed vs. Evoking items
- Frequency analysis of signals
- Grammatical signals
- Lexical signals: Inscribed vs. Evoking
- Lexical signals: Technical vs. sub-technical
- Key word analysis of signals
- Lexical signals: Inscribed vs. Evoking
- Lexical signals: Technical vs. sub-technical
- Key-key word analysis of signals
- Lexical signals: Inscribed vs. Evoking
- Lexical signals: Technical vs. sub-technical
- Differences between PROFCORP and STUCORP
- Conclusion
- Chapter 5. PROFCORP
- Classificatory framework: Causal semantic relations
- Classificatory framework: Lexico-grammatical patterns
- Analysis of problem and problems
- Analysis of need
- Analysis of impacts and impact
- Conclusion
- Chapter 6. PROFCORP
- Classificatory framework: Functional categories for nominal signals
- Classificatory framework: Grammatical / causal categories for adjectival and verbal groups
- Analysis of recommendations
- Analysis of solutions and solution
- Analysis of recommended
- Analysis of proposed
- Analysis of implementation
- Conclusion
- Chapter 7. STUCORP
- Analysis of problem and problems
- Analysis of need
- Conclusion
- Chapter 8. STUCORP
- Analysis of recommendations
- Analysis of solutions and solution
- Analysis of recommended
- Analysis of proposed
- Analysis of implementation
- Conclusion
- Chapter 9. General conclusions and implications for pedagogy
- Some principal findings from PROFCORP
- Expert vs. apprentice writing
- Pedagogic implications and applications of findings
- Overall conclusions
- Appendices
- References
- Author index
- Subject index
- The series Studies in Corpus Linguistics (SCL)
