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Corpus linguistics is one of the most exciting approaches tostudies in applied linguistics today. From its quantitative beginnings it hasgrown to become an essential aspect of research methodology in a range offields, often combining with text analysis, CDA, pragmatics and organizationalstudies to reveal important new insights about how language works. This important new book of specially commissioned chapters byacademics from across the applied linguistics spectrum demonstrates the range andrigour of corpus research in applied linguistics. The volume captures some ofthe most stimulating and significant developments in the field, includingchapters on language teaching, institutional and professional discourse,English as an International Language, translation, forensics and media studies. As a result it goes beyond traditional, limited presentations of corpuswork and shows how corpora inform a diverse and growing number of appliedlinguistic domains.
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Year: 2,012
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Language: English
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Toc: Part I: Corpora in Applied Linguistics
1 Ken Hyland, Chan Meng Huat and Michael Handford: Introduction
Part II: Corpora and Institutional Uses of Language
2 Michael Handford: Professional Communication and Corpus Linguistics
3 Ken Hyland: Corpora and Academic Discourse
4 Almut Koester: Corpora and Workplace Discourse
Part III: Corpora in Applied Linguistics Domains
5 Sara Laviosa: Corpora and Translation Studies
6 John Olsson: Some Aspects of the Use of Corpora in Forensic Linguistics
7 Paul Baker: Corpora and Gender Studies
8 Anne O'Keeffe: Corpora and Media Studies
Part IV: Corpora in New Spheres of Study
9 Barbara Seidlhofer: Corpora and English as a Lingua Franca
10 Caroline Tagg: Texting and Corpora
11 Gu Yueguo: A Conceptual Model for Segmenting and Annotating a Documentary Photograph Corpus (DPC)
Part V: Corpora, Language Learning and Pedagogy
12 Chau Meng Huat: Learner Corpora and Second Language Acquisition
13 Lynne Flowerdew: Corpora in the Classroom: An Applied Linguistic Perspective
14 Michael McCarthy and Jeanne McCarten: Corpora and Materials Design
Susan Hunston: Afterword: The Problems of Applied Linguistics