Corpora in applied linguistics

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Hunston's (U. of Birmingham) text introduces students of applied linguistics to corpus investigation. Coverage includes the effect of corpus studies on theories of language and how languages should be described, a critical approach to the methods used in investigating corpora, and a comparison between these methods. The reader will gain an understanding of how language, more specifically English, works, and how a knowledge about language can be applied to language teaching and to contexts other…

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Full title :Corpora in applied linguistics / Susan Hunston.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2002.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:2002.

The Physical Object

Description:xi, 241 pages ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0521801710, 9780521801713, 052180583X, 9780521805834
oclc:ocm48571881
LC Classification:PE1074.5
Dewey Decimal:418

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.

Subjects

Angewandte Linguistik Anglais (Langue) -- Étude et enseigneme… applied linguistics Computerlinguistik Corpora (Linguistics) Corpus linguistique Corpuslinguïstiek English language -- Study and teaching Korpus Langage et langues -- Étude et enseigne… Language and languages -- Study and tea… Lingüística Linguistique appliquée Methode