Corpus Linguistics for Grammar by Jones, Christian; Waller, Daniel;

A guide for research

Series: Routledge Corpus Linguistics Guides;

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Product details:

Edition number 1
Publisher Routledge
Date of Publication 28 April 2015

ISBN 9780415746403
Binding Hardback
No. of pages218 pages
Size 234x156 mm
Weight 430 g
Language English
Illustrations 12 Line drawings, black & white; 76 Tables, black & white

Short description:

Corpus Linguistics for Grammar provides an accessible and practical overview of how we can use corpus linguistics to analyse grammar. It examines the kinds of corpora available and the tools which can be used to analyse them, demonstrates how features of grammar can be explored using corpora, and provides three illustrative examples of research projects based on corpus data. Targeted at final year undergraduate and postgraduate university students studying within the areas of English Language, Literature, Applied Linguistics and TESOL, this book will be essential reading for any students undertaking grammar-based corpus research.

Long description:

Corpus Linguistics for Grammar provides an accessible and practical introduction to the use of corpus linguistics to analyse grammar, demonstrating the wider application of corpus data and providing readers with all the skills and information they need to carry out their own corpus-based research.

This book:

explores the kinds of corpora available and the tools which can be used to analyse them;

looks at specific ways in which features of grammar can be explored using a corpus through analysis of areas such as frequency and colligation;

contains exercises, worked examples and suggestions for further practice with each chapter;

provides three illustrative examples of potential research projects in the areas of English Literature, TESOL and English Language.

Corpus Linguistics for Grammar is essential reading for students undertaking corpus-based research into grammar, or studying within the areas of English Language, Literature, Applied Linguistics and TESOL.

"Christian Jones and Daniel Waller are to be commended for creating an accessible, informative, and authoritative introduction to corpus linguistics. This comprehensive and up-to-date book should be required reading for both advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in language teaching, Applied Linguistics and TESOL education programs."
Todd Hernández, Marquette University, USA

"This valuable ‘how-to’ guide for carrying out grammar research is very accessible and contains lots of self-study exercises for the reader to try out."
Colin Thompson, Seinan Gakuin University, Japan

"Corpus Linguistics for Grammar provides a strong and clear argument in favour of using corpus analysis to improve knowledge and understanding of grammar and also offers many useful examples of research projects in this increasingly important area of study for students and teachers of language."
John Cross, University of Electro-Communications and Tokai University, Japan, in JALT Journal