Corpus applications in applied linguistics

Author(s)

• Hyland, Ken
• Chau, Meng Huat
• Handford, Michael

Bibliographic Information

Corpus applications in applied linguistics

edited by Ken Hyland, Chau Meng Huat and Michael Handford

Continuum, c2012

Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Corpus linguistics is one of the most exciting approaches tostudies in applied linguistics today. From its quantitative beginnings it hasgrown to become an essential aspect of research methodology in a range offields, often combining with text analysis, CDA, pragmatics and organizationalstudies to reveal important new insights about how language works. This important new book of specially commissioned chapters byacademics from across the applied linguistics spectrum demonstrates the range andrigour of corpus research in applied linguistics. The volume captures some ofthe most stimulating and significant developments in the field, includingchapters on language teaching, institutional and professional discourse,English as an International Language, translation, forensics and media studies. As a result it goes beyond traditional, limited presentations of corpuswork and shows how corpora inform a diverse and growing number of appliedlinguistic domains.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction Introduction Ken Hyland, Chau Meng Huat and Michael Handford Part 2: Corpora and Institutional Uses of Language 2. Professional Communication and Corpus Linguistics Michael Handford 3. Corpora and Academic Discourse Ken Hyland 4. Corpora and Workplace Discourse Almut Koester Part 3: Corpora in Applied Linguistics Domains 5. Corpora and Translation Studies Sara Laviosa 6. Some Aspects of the Use of Corpora in Forensic Linguistics John Olsson 7. Corpora and Gender Studies Paul Baker 8. Corpora and Media Studies Anne O'Keeffe Part 4: Corpora in New Spheres of Study 9. Corpora and ELF Barbara Seidlhofer 10. Texting and Corpora Caroline Tagg 11. A Conceptual Model for Segmenting and Annotating a Documentary Photograph Corpus Gu Yueguo Part 5. Corpora, Language Learning and Pedagogy 12. Learner Corpora and Second Language Acquisition Chau Meng Huat 13. Corpora in the Classroom: An Applied Linguistic Perspective Lynne Flowerdew 14. Corpora and Materials Design Michael McCarthy and Jeanne McCarten Afterword Susan Hunston Bibliography Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB09848386
• ISBN:
  • 9781441107800
• LCCN: 2011035036
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: vi, 260 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : P129
  • DC23 : 418
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Applied linguistics
  • LCSH : Corpora (Linguistics)