Corpus linguistics and 17th-century prostitution : computational linguistics and history

Author(s)

• McEnery, Anthony M.
• Baker, Helen (Writer on linguistics)

Bibliographic Information

Corpus linguistics and 17th-century prostitution : computational linguistics and history

Anthony McEnery and Helen Baker

（Corpus and discourse / series editors, Wolfgang Teubert and Michaela Mahlberg, . Research in corpus and discourse）

Bloomsbury Academic, 2018, c2017

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-248) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book is open access and available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by Knowledge Unlatched. Corpus linguistics has much to offer history, being as both disciplines engage so heavily in analysis of large amounts of textual material. This book demonstrates the opportunities for exploring corpus linguistics as a method in historiography and the humanities and social sciences more generally. Focussing on the topic of prostitution in 17th-century England, it shows how corpus methods can assist in social research, and can be used to deepen our understanding and comprehension. McEnery and Baker draw principally on two sources - the newsbook Mercurius Fumigosis and the Early English Books Online Corpus. This scholarship on prostitution and the sex trade offers insight into the social position of women in history.

Table of Contents

1. Corpus Linguistics and History Part I: Historical Context 2. Prostitution in England 3. Attitudes to Prostitution in the Seventeenth Century Part II: Corpus Investigation 4. Representation 5. Society 6. Words Part III: Synthesis 7. The Corpus Insight 8. The Utility of Corpus Data in History and the Humanities Bibliography Index

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Details

• NCID: BB26588328
• ISBN:
  • 9781350075283
• LCCN: 2016037991
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 257 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PE1081
  • DC23 : 420.1/88
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English language -- Social aspects -- England -- History -- 17th century
  • LCSH : English language -- 17th century -- History
  • LCSH : English language -- Spoken English
  • LCSH : English language -- Usage
  • LCSH : Prostitution -- England -- History -- 17th century
  • LCSH : Prostitution -- England -- History -- Spoken English
  • LCSH : Prostitution -- England -- History -- Usage
  • LCSH : Prostitutes in literature
  • LCSH : Corpora (Linguistics) -- Data processing
  • LCSH : Computational linguistics -- History
  • LCSH : Sociolinguistics -- England
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA70380431