Corpus Linguistics: Method, Theory and Practice

by Tony McEnery and Andrew Hardie

Book Overview

Corpus linguistics is the study of language data on a large scale - the computer-aided analysis of very extensive collections of transcribed utterances or written texts. This textbook outlines the basic methods of corpus linguistics, explains how the discipline of corpus linguistics developed and surveys the major approaches to the use of corpus data. It uses a broad range of examples to show how corpus data has led to methodological and theoretical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521547369
• ISBN13: 9780521547369
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 9.6"