Exploring English with Online Corpora: An Introduction - Hardcover

John Corbett; Wendy Anderson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1137438126 ISBN 13: 9781137438126

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2017

Synopsis

This is an essential guide to using digital resources in the study of English language and linguistics. Assuming no prior experience, it introduces the fundamentals of online corpora and equips readers with the skills needed to search and interpret corpus data. Later chapters focus on specific elements of linguistic analysis, namely vocabulary, grammar, discourse and pronunciation. Examples from five major online corpora illustrate key issues to consider in corpus analysis, while case studies and activities help students get to grips with the wide range of resources that are available and select those that best suit their needs.



Perfect for students of corpus linguistics and applied linguistics, this engaging and accessible guide opens the door to an ever-expanding world of online resources. It is also ideal for anyone who is curious about how the English language works and has a desire to explore its many written and spoken forms.



New to this Edition:

- Fully revised and updated throughout, incorporating the latest developments in corpus linguistics

- Expanded material on corpora in teaching, contextualising corpus texts and critical discourse analysis

About this title

About the Author

John Corbett is Professor of English at the University of Macau, China.; Wendy Anderson is Reader in English Language and Linguistics at the University of GlasgowM UK.

From the Back Cover

"This is an excellent introductory book and a must-have text on any course in corpus linguistics/applied linguistics. It covers a huge amount of ground in a very accessible way addressing key issues and providing relevant and interesting tasks to engage and support the novice corpus linguist." - Dr Bróna Murphy, University of Edinburgh, UK

"This book covers a comprehensive range of topics in the area, allowing the reader to consider corpora, and language, from different perspectives and for different uses. The authors regularly refer to practical examples and include accessible activities, while also accounting for key theoretical aspects of the field." - Dr Robert Baird, University of Southampton, UK

Exploring English with Online Corpora is the essential guide to using digital resources in the study of English language and linguistics. From vocabulary and grammar to discourse and pronunciation, this introductory textbook helps readers to understand the wide range of resources that are available, and to select the ones that suit their needs.
This new edition of Exploring English with Online Corpora has been fully updated and revised to allow readers to take advantage of new online corpora. The second edition:

• introduces additional analysis tools, and is packed with new examples and tasks to take students step-by-step through typical corpus analyses
• demonstrates how to use online corpora and text analysis software to understand different aspects of language, and to formulate and test research hypotheses
• draws exclusively on freely-available online corpora, allowing students to independently explore the use of corpora in different settings.

Perfect for students of corpus linguistics, this engaging and accessible guide opens the door to an ever-expanding world of online resources.
Wendy Anderson is Reader in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Glasgow, UK. Between 2004 and 2008 she was a researcher for the Scottish Corpus of Texts & Speech and Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing projects. More recently, she has led two Digital Humanities projects: 'Mapping Metaphor with the Historical Thesaurus' and 'Metaphor in the Curriculum'.
John Corbett is Professor in the Department of English at the University of Macau, China and a Visiting Professor in the School of Critical Studies, University of Glasgow, UK. He co-directed the AHRC-funded projects, the Scottish Corpus of Texts & Speech and the Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137438126
• ISBN 13: 9781137438126
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 264