Fundamental principles of corpus linguistics

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Fundamental principles of corpus linguistics

Tony McEnery, Vaclav Brezina

Cambridge University Press, 2022

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The fundamental principles of corpus linguistics

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [288]-306) and index

Summary: "How might evidence of language use - writing and speech - be used as a way of studying language? Corpus linguistics is the study of linguistic data from a particular language or set of languages. It is a fast-moving approach to studying language, and there is still a degree of divergence in how research questions are approached using corpus data. This book uses a framework, based on the work of Karl Popper, to explore a number of fundamental issues in corpus linguistics. It critically evaluates how these issues are tackled, and proposes a set of best practices for future research. It spells out why using corpus data is valuable, what we can learn from using it, and how we may most effectively progress our understanding of language by using such data. It is essential reading for researchers and students of language in general, and of applied linguistics and English language in particular"-- Provided by publisher

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How might evidence of language use - writing and speech - be used as a way of studying language? Corpus linguistics is the study of linguistic data from a particular language or set of languages. It is a fast-moving approach to studying language, and there is still a degree of divergence in how research questions are approached using corpus data. This book uses a framework, based on the work of Karl Popper, to explore a number of fundamental issues in corpus linguistics. It critically evaluates how these issues are tackled, and proposes a set of best practices for future research. It spells out why using corpus data is valuable, what we can learn from using it, and how we may most effectively progress our understanding of language by using such data. It is essential reading for researchers and students of language in general, and of applied linguistics and English language in particular.

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. The first sketch
  • 2. What is science?
  • 3. How to do science?
  • 4. What is social science and the digital humanities?
  • 5. Everyday linguistics: form and function
  • 6. Repetition and replication: laying the groundwork for an empirical study
  • 7. Replication: carrying out an empirical study
  • 8. Conclusion
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2.

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  • NCID
    BC18647429
  • ISBN
    • 9781107046696
  • LCCN
    2022023390
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 313 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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