Corpora in applied linguistics
Corpus linguistics is leading to the development of theories about language which challenge existing orthodoxies in applied linguistics. However, there are also many questions which should be examined and debated: how big should a corpus be? Is the data from a corpus reliable? What are its applications for language teaching? Corpora in Applied Linguistics exams these and other questions related to this emerging field. It discusses these important issues and explores the techniques of investigat…
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- Full title :Corpora in applied linguistics / Susan Hunston.
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Corpus linguistics is leading to the development of theories about language which challenge existing orthodoxies in applied linguistics. However, there are also many questions which should be examined and debated: how big should a corpus be? Is the data from a corpus reliable? What are its applications for language teaching? Corpora in Applied Linguistics exams these and other questions related to this emerging field. It discusses these important issues and explores the techniques of investigating a corpus, as well as demonstrating the application of corpora in a wide variety of fields. It also outlines the impact corpus linguistics is having on how languages are taught in the classroom and how it is informing language teaching materials and dictionaries. It makes a superb and accessible introduction to corpus linguistics and is a must read for anyone interested in corpus linguistics and its impact on applied linguistics.
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- Publication Date:2002.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2002.
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The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (1 recurso electrónico (xi, 241 p.)).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781139524773, 1139524771, 0521801710, 9780521801713
- oclc:on1198271818
- Dewey Decimal:418
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to a corpus in use -- 2. The corpus as object: Design and purpose -- 3. Methods in corpus linguistics: Interpreting concordance lines -- 4. Methods in corpus linguistics: Beyond the concordance line -- 5. Applications of corpora in applied linguistics -- 6. Corpora and language teaching: Issues of language description -- 7. Corpora and language teaching: General applications -- 8. Corpora and language teaching: Specific applications -- 9. An applied linguist looks at corpora.
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