Corpus-Based Language Studies: An Advanced Resource Book (Routledge Applied Linguistics)
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (600 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415286239 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 408 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tony McEnery is Professor of English Language and Linguistics and Head of the Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University, UK.Richard Xiao is a researcher at the Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University, UK.Yukio Tono is Professor at the Department of Languages and Cultures, Meikai University, Japan.
This enables readers to engage more actively with the subject matter and encourages them to develop their own research responses. Section A, Introduction, establishes the key terms and concepts and extends readers’ techniques of analysis through practical application. Section C, Exploration, builds on knowledge gained in the first two sections, setting thoughtful tasks around further illustrative material. Throughout the book, topics are revisited, extended, interwoven and deconstructed, with the reader’s understanding strengthened by tasks and follow-up questions.Corpus-Based Language Studies:covers the major theoretical approaches to the use of corpus dataadopts a ‘how t
Corry said Four Stars. This book helps me get clearer picture about conducting corpus-based study
I will certainly be using the book as a required text in my own courses." Douglas Biber, Northern Arizona University . "This book is by far the most comprehensive introduction to corpus linguistics published to date. It is essentially three books in one: 1) a conceptual overview of analytical issues, techniques, and findings; 2) a collection of key articles published to date 3) and a set of case studies that fully illustrate the most important analytical and design issues