Corpora in Applied Linguistics by Susan Hunston

Corpora in Applied Linguistics by Susan Hunston

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.

"This volume..contains an excellent description of the different kinds of tools that have been used in corpus research, and is well worth reading by novices in this field." - Florence Myles, University of Newcastle

Susan Hunston is a University of Birmingham Professor of English Language. She is the author of Corpora in Applied Linguistics (2002), Pattern Grammar: a corpus-driven approach to the lexical grammar of English (1999), and co-editor of Evaluation in Text: authorial stance and the development of discourse (2000) and System and Corpus: Exploring Connections (2006) with Geoff Thompson.

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ISBN 13	9780521805834
ISBN 10	052180583X
Title	Corpora in Applied Linguistics
Author	Susan Hunston
Series	Cambridge Applied Linguistics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2002-04-11
Number of pages	254
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