| Corpus Linguistics: Investigating Language Structure and Use Contributor(s): Biber, Douglas (Author), Conrad, Susan (Author), Reppen, Randi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521499577 ISBN-13: 9780521499576 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $59.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: This book is about investigating the way people use language in speech and writing, introducing the corpus-based approach to the study of language. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 410.72 |
| LCCN: 97016560 |
| Series: Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.1" W x 7.82" (0.82 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume investigates the way people use language in speech and writing. It introduces the corpus-based approach to linguistics, based on analysis of large databases of real language examples stored on computer. Each chapter focuses on a different area of linguistics, including lexicography, grammar, discourse, register variation, language acquisition, and historical linguistics. Example analyses are presented in each chapter to provide concrete descriptions of the research methods and advantages of corpus-based techniques. Ten methodology boxes provide concise explanations of the issues in doing corpus-based research and reading corpus-based studies and there is an appendix of resources for corpus-based investigation. |