Paperback. This book examines approaches to carrying out discourse analysis (DA) using techniques that are grounded in corpus linguistics. Assuming no prior knowledge of corpora, the book examines and evaluates a variety of corpus-based methodologies including:* collocations,* keyness* concordances* dispersion plots* building and annotating corporaIllustrated with a number of real-life examples of corpus-based DA from a range of sources and covering a variety of subjects, this is an informative introduction to using corpus linguistics as a methodology in discourse analysis. Examines approaches to carrying out discourse analysis (DA) using techniques that are grounded in corpus linguistics. This book evaluates a variety of corpus-based methodologies including: collocations, keyness, concordances, dispersion plots, and building and annotating corpora. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Using Corpora in Discourse Analysis (Paperback)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
Publication Date: 2006
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0826477259
ISBN 13: 9780826477255
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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This book examines approaches to carrying out discourse analysis (DA) using techniques that are grounded in corpus linguistics. Assuming no prior knowledge of corpora, the book examines and evaluates a variety of corpus-based methodologies including:

* collocations,
* keyness
* concordances
* dispersion plots
* building and annotating corpora

Illustrated with a number of real-life examples of corpus-based DA from a range of sources and covering a variety of subjects, this is an informative introduction to using corpus linguistics as a methodology in discourse analysis.

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Paul Baker is Professor of English Language at Lancaster University, UK.

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