Corpora in Applied Linguistics

Name: Corpora in Applied Linguistics
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ISBN: 9780521805834

ISBN-10: 052180583X

ISBN-13: 9780521805834

Edition: 2002

Authors: Susan Hunston, Michael H. Long, Jack C. Richards

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This text provides an introduction to corpus linguistics & outlines the impact of corpus linguistics on applied linguistics, on how languages are taught in the classroom & on how it is informing language teaching materials & dictionaries.

Book details

List price: $60.75
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 4/11/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 254
Size: 6.06" wide x 8.98" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.880



Series editors' preface


Acknowledgements



Introduction to a corpus in use


What this book is about


What a corpus can do


What corpora are used for


Types of corpora


Some key terms


Why corpora? Why not?


Conclusion


Note on sources of examples



The corpus as object: Design and purpose


Issues in corpus design


Corpus, text and language


Conclusion



Methods in corpus linguistics: Interpreting concordance lines


Introduction


Searches, concordance lines and their presentation


What is observable from concordance lines?


Coping with a lot of data: using phraseology


Using a wider context: observing hidden meaning


Using probes


Issues in accessing and interpreting concordance lines



Methods in corpus linguistics: Beyond the concordance line


Frequency and key-word lists


Collocation


Tagging and parsing


Other kinds of corpus annotation


Competing methods



Applications of corpora in applied linguistics


Dictionaries and grammars


Studying ideology and culture


Translation


Stylistics


Forensic linguistics


Help for writers


Conclusion



Corpora and language teaching: Issues of language description


Language as phraseology


Language variation


Conclusion



Corpora and language teaching: General applications


Data-driven learning


Reciprocal learning and parallel concordances


Corpora and language teaching methodology


Corpora and syllabus design


Challenges to the use of corpora in language teaching


Conclusion



Corpora and language teaching: Specific applications


Corpora and EAP


Corpora and language testing


The evidence of learner corpora


Conclusion



An applied linguist looks at corpora


List of relevant web-sites


References


Index