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Understanding Corpus Linguistics

Author : Danielle Barth

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 276 pages

File Size : 30,20 MB

Release : 2021-11-18

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1000466752

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Book Description

This textbook introduces the fundamental concepts and methods of corpus linguistics for students approaching this topic for the first time, putting specific emphasis on the enormous linguistic diversity represented by approximately 7,000 human languages and broadening the scope of current concerns in general corpus linguistics. Including a basic toolkit to help the reader investigate language in different usage contexts, this book: Shows the relevance of corpora to a range of linguistic areas from phonology to sociolinguistics and discourse Covers recent developments in the application of corpus linguistics to the study of understudied languages and linguistic typology Features exercises, short problems, and questions Includes examples from real studies in over 15 languages plus multilingual corpora Providing the necessary corpus linguistics skills to critically evaluate and replicate studies, this book is essential reading for anyone studying corpus linguistics.



Introduction to Corpus Linguistics

Author : Sandrine Zufferey

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 288 pages

File Size : 47,22 MB

Release : 2020-11-03

Category : Science

ISBN : 1786304171

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Over the past decades, the use of quantitative methods has become almost generalized in all domains of linguistics. However, using these methods requires a thorough understanding of the principles underlying them. Introduction to quantitative methods in linguistics aims at providing students with an up-to-date and accessible guide to both corpus linguistics and experimental linguistics. The objectives are to help students developing critical thinking about the way these methods are used in the literature and helping them to devise their own research projects using quantitative data analysis.



Corpus linguistics

Author : Stefanowitsch, Anatol

Publisher : Language Science Press

Page : 510 pages

File Size : 13,3 MB

Release : 2020

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 3961102244

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Book Description

Corpora are used widely in linguistics, but not always wisely. This book attempts to frame corpus linguistics systematically as a variant of the observational method. The first part introduces the reader to the general methodological discussions surrounding corpus data as well as the practice of doing corpus linguistics, including issues such as the scientific research cycle, research design, extraction of corpus data and statistical evaluation. The second part consists of a number of case studies from the main areas of corpus linguistics (lexical associations, morphology, grammar, text and metaphor), surveying the range of issues studied in corpus linguistics while at the same time showing how they fit into the methodology outlined in the first part.



An Introduction to Corpus Linguistics

Author : Graeme Kennedy

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 328 pages

File Size : 21,93 MB

Release : 2014-09-19

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1317892585

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The use of large, computerized bodies of text for linguistic analysis and description has emerged in recent years as one of the most significant and rapidly-developing fields of activity in the study of language. This book provides a comprehensive introduction and guide to Corpus Linguistics. All aspects of the field are explored, from the various types of electronic corpora that are available to instructions on how to design and compile a corpus. Graeme Kennedy surveys the development of corpora for use in linguistic research, looking back to the pre-electronic age as well as to the massive growth of computer corpora in the electronic age.



Corpus Linguistics for Education

Author : Pascual Pérez-Paredes

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 176 pages

File Size : 25,93 MB

Release : 2020-07-30

Category : Education

ISBN : 0429516762

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Book Description

Corpus Linguistics for Education provides a practical and comprehensive introduction to the use of corpus research-methods in the field of education. Taking a hands-on approach to showcase the applications of corpora in the exploration of educationally relevant topics, this book: • covers 18 key skills including corpus building, the role of frequency, different corpus methods, transcription and annotation; • demonstrates the use of available corpora and desktop and online corpus analysis tools to conduct original analyses; • features case studies and step-by-step guides within each chapter; • emphasises the use of interview data in research projects. Corpus Linguistics for Education is an essential guide for students and researchers studying or conducting their own corpus-based research in education.



Practical Corpus Linguistics

Author : Martin Weisser

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 306 pages

File Size : 19,4 MB

Release : 2016-02-16

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1118831888

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Book Description

This is the first book of its kind to provide a practical and student-friendly guide to corpus linguistics that explains the nature of electronic data and how it can be collected and analyzed. Designed to equip readers with the technical skills necessary to analyze and interpret language data, both written and (orthographically) transcribed Introduces a number of easy-to-use, yet powerful, free analysis resources consisting of standalone programs and web interfaces for use with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux Each section includes practical exercises, a list of sources and further reading, and illustrated step-by-step introductions to analysis tools Requires only a basic knowledge of computer concepts in order to develop the specific linguistic analysis skills required for understanding/analyzing corpus data



The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics

Author : Anne O'Keeffe

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 1263 pages

File Size : 42,72 MB

Release : 2010-04-05

Category : Education

ISBN : 1135153620

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Book Description

The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics provides a timely overview of a dynamic and rapidly growing area with a widely applied methodology. Through the electronic analysis of large bodies of text, corpus linguistics demonstrates and supports linguistic statements and assumptions. In recent years it has seen an ever-widening application in a variety of fields: computational linguistics, discourse analysis, forensic linguistics, pragmatics and translation studies. Bringing together experts in the key areas of development and change, the handbook is structured around six themes which take the reader through building and designing a corpus to using a corpus to study literature and translation. A comprehensive introduction covers the historical development of the field and its growing influence and application in other areas. Structured around five headings for ease of reference, each contribution includes further reading sections with three to five key texts highlighted and annotated to facilitate further exploration of the topics. The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics is the ideal resource for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates.



Corpus Linguistics

Author : Tony McEnery

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 311 pages

File Size : 36,88 MB

Release : 2011-10-06

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1139502441

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Book Description

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 tasks 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.



Quantitative Corpus Linguistics with R

Author : Stefan Th. Gries

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 257 pages

File Size : 23,2 MB

Release : 2009-03-04

Category : Education

ISBN : 1135895600

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Book Description

The first textbook of its kind, Quantitative Corpus Linguistics with R demonstrates how to use the open source programming language R for corpus linguistic analyses. Computational and corpus linguists doing corpus work will find that R provides an enormous range of functions that currently require several programs to achieve – searching and processing corpora, arranging and outputting the results of corpus searches, statistical evaluation, and graphing.



Advances in Corpus Linguistics

Author : Karin Aijmer

Publisher : Rodopi

Page : 430 pages

File Size : 25,70 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Computers

ISBN : 9789042017412

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Book Description

This book provides an up-to-date survey of current issues and approaches in corpus linguistics in the form of twenty-two recent research articles. The articles cover a wide range of topics illustrating the diversity of research that is characteristic of corpus linguistics today. Central themes are the relationship between theory, intuition and corpus data and the role of corpora in linguistic research. The majority of the articles are empirical studies of specific aspects of English, ranging from lexis and grammar to discourse and pragmatics. Other areas explored are language variation, language change and development, language learning, cross-linguistic comparisons of English and other languages, and the development of linguistic software tools. The contributors to the volume include some of the leading figures in the field such as M.A.K. Halliday, John Sinclair, Geoffrey Leech and Michael Hoey. The theoretical and methodological issues addressed in the volume demonstrate clearly the steady advance of an expanding discipline inspired by an empirical, usage-based approach to the study of language. The volume is essential reading for researchers and students interested in the use of computer corpora in linguistic research.