Corpora in applied linguistics / Susan Hunston.
Hunston, Susan, 1953-| Call Number | 418 |
| Author | Hunston, Susan, 1953- author. |
| Title | Corpora in applied linguistics / Susan Hunston. |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xi, 241 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Series | Cambridge applied linguistics |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | 1. Introduction to a corpus in use -- 2. The corpus as object: Design and purpose -- 3. Methods in corpus linguistics: Interpreting concordance lines -- 4. Methods in corpus linguistics: Beyond the concordance line -- 5. Applications of corpora in applied linguistics -- 6. Corpora and language teaching: Issues of language description -- 7. Corpora and language teaching: General applications -- 8. Corpora and language teaching: Specific applications -- 9. An applied linguist looks at corpora. |
| Summary | Corpus linguistics is leading to the development of theories about language which challenge existing orthodoxies in applied linguistics. However, there are also many questions which should be examined and debated: how big should a corpus be? Is the data from a corpus reliable? What are its applications for language teaching? Corpora in Applied Linguistics exams these and other questions related to this emerging field. It discusses these important issues and explores the techniques of investigating a corpus, as well as demonstrating the application of corpora in a wide variety of fields. It also outlines the impact corpus linguistics is having on how languages are taught in the classroom and how it is informing language teaching materials and dictionaries. It makes a superb and accessible introduction to corpus linguistics and is a must read for anyone interested in corpus linguistics and its impact on applied linguistics. |
| Subject | APPLIED LINGUISTICS. Corpora (Linguistics) Language and languages Study and teaching. |
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| Summary | Corpus linguistics is leading to the development of theories about language which challenge existing orthodoxies in applied linguistics. However, there are also many questions which should be examined and debated: how big should a corpus be? Is the data from a corpus reliable? What are its applications for language teaching? Corpora in Applied Linguistics exams these and other questions related to this emerging field. It discusses these important issues and explores the techniques of investigating a corpus, as well as demonstrating the application of corpora in a wide variety of fields. It also outlines the impact corpus linguistics is having on how languages are taught in the classroom and how it is informing language teaching materials and dictionaries. It makes a superb and accessible introduction to corpus linguistics and is a must read for anyone interested in corpus linguistics and its impact on applied linguistics. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | 1. Introduction to a corpus in use -- 2. The corpus as object: Design and purpose -- 3. Methods in corpus linguistics: Interpreting concordance lines -- 4. Methods in corpus linguistics: Beyond the concordance line -- 5. Applications of corpora in applied linguistics -- 6. Corpora and language teaching: Issues of language description -- 7. Corpora and language teaching: General applications -- 8. Corpora and language teaching: Specific applications -- 9. An applied linguist looks at corpora. |
| Subject | APPLIED LINGUISTICS. Corpora (Linguistics) Language and languages Study and teaching. |
| Multimedia |