Words and Phrases by Michael Stubbs

Words and Phrases by Michael Stubbs

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Summary

* Provides a detailed account of the place of lexis and phraseology in linguistic theory. * Contains extensive illustrations from corpus data and detailed case studies of words in phrases, words in texts, and words in culture. * Advances the empirical study of language.

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Words and Phrases by Michael Stubbs

This book fills a gap in studies of meaning by providing detailed case studies of attested corpus data on the meanings of words and phrases.
"This invaluable book places words and their phraseology at the centre of an account of language that covers meaning, discourse, culture, and much moreThe author successfully demystifies his own discovery processes, providing the reader with tools for further investigation. The book's clarity and depth make it indispensable for students and researchers alike." Susan Hunston, University of Birmingham

"Stubbs does a great job of demonstrating the use of corpus techniques for the analysis of lexical semantics. He shows that it is indeed possible to analyse meaning by looking at corpus data, and that the way meaning is constructed through repeated patterns of usage can only be investigated by doing so. His style is very explicit, and his prose is easily readable. I well definitely be using this book in my seminars next term." Oliver Mason, Literary and Linguistic Computing

Michael Stubbs is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Trier in Germany. He was Chair of BAAL (the British Association for Applied Linguistics) from 1988 to 1991. He has published widely on language in education, on text and discourse analysis, and on corpus linguistics. His previous books include Discourse Analysis (Blackwell 1983), Educational Linguistics (Blackwell 1986), and Text and Corpus Analysis (Blackwell 1996).
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ISBN 13 9780631208334
ISBN 10 063120833X
Title Words and Phrases
Author Michael Stubbs
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published 2001-09-07
Number of pages 288
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