Sociolinguistics and Corpus Linguistics by Paul Baker

Sociolinguistics and Corpus Linguistics by Paul Baker

Describes the ways in which corpora can be utilised in sociolinguistic enquiry.

Certainly the greatest achievement of this book is that it brings down barriers between linguistic approaches; the book clearly shows how CL and SL can learn from each other by improving their methods, re-evaluating findings and finally being able to better position themselves within linguisticsThe book shows the possibilities and the limits of both approaches and how cooperation can increase these. Another helpful aspect in this book is that makes statistical basics easily accessible, by presenting these in such a simple way (e.g. the chi-square test, 35-36) that is enough to alleviate a lot of the fright for beginners. This, the concise shortness of the book, the richness of examples and samples (I especially like the CL analysis of the book's chapters 1-6 on pp. 146-147) together with a readable style makes it suitable as a course book for beginners. -- Michael Crombach LINGUIST list Whilst the volume's blurb suggests that the book is aimed primarily at students, the scope of reviewed literature and methodological principles Baker provides throughout the text are germane to research at all levels and clearly transcend the corpus based/driven divide. -- Daniel Hunt, University of Nottingham International Journal of Corpus Linguistics Certainly the greatest achievement of this book is that it brings down barriers between linguistic approaches; the book clearly shows how CL and SL can learn from each other by improving their methods, re-evaluating findings and finally being able to better position themselves within linguistics. The book shows the possibilities and the limits of both approaches and how cooperation can increase these. Another helpful aspect in this book is that makes statistical basics easily accessible, by presenting these in such a simple way (e.g. the chi-square test, 35-36) that is enough to alleviate a lot of the fright for beginners. This, the concise shortness of the book, the richness of examples and samples (I especially like the CL analysis of the book's chapters 1-6 on pp. 146-147) together with a readable style makes it suitable as a course book for beginners. Whilst the volume's blurb suggests that the book is aimed primarily at students, the scope of reviewed literature and methodological principles Baker provides throughout the text are germane to research at all levels and clearly transcend the corpus based/driven divide.

Paul Baker is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University. He is co-author of A Glossary of Corpus Linguistics(2006) and commissioning editor for the journal Corpora.

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ISBN 13	9780748627363
ISBN 10	0748627367
Title	Sociolinguistics and Corpus Linguistics
Author	Paul Baker
Series	Edinburgh Sociolinguistics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Edinburgh University Press
Year published	2010-02-19
Number of pages	200
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