| Corpus Linguistics Four-Volume Set Edition Contributor(s): Biber, Douglas (Editor), Reppen, Randi (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0857029649 ISBN-13: 9780857029645 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $1176.12 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Reference | Research |
| Dewey: 410.188 |
| LCCN: 2011927859 |
| Series: Sage Benchmarks in Language and Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (6.60 lbs) 1592 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Corpus linguistics is a research approach to investigate the patterns of language use empirically, based on analysis of large collections of natural texts. While corpus-based analysis has had relatively little influence on theoretical linguistics, it has revolutionized the study of language variation and use: what speakers and writers actually do with the lexical and grammatical resources of a language. Corpus-based research employs the research methods of quantitative and qualitative social science to investigate language use patterns empirically. This four-volume collection is organized around linguistic research questions that can be investigated from a corpus perspective and includes amongst others studies of individual words, comparisons of supposedly synonymous words, studies of grammatical variation, and sociolinguistic studies of dialects, registers, styles, and world varieties. Corpus-based analysis has also proven to be important for the study of historical change. |