Description
Corpus Linguistics for Vocabulary
A Guide for Research
Routledge Corpus Linguistics Guides Series
Language: EnglishSubject for Corpus Linguistics for Vocabulary:
Keywords
British Academic Written English Corpus; Brigham Young University; vocabulary studies; British National Corpus; Corpus Guides; Lexical Bundles; lexicon; Phraseological Units; lexis; Frequent Word Families; vocabulary and corpus linguistics; Multiword Units; vocabulary research; Semantic Prosody; corpus linguistics for vocabulary; General Service List; corpus linguistics; Learner Corpus Research; Research Articles; Mi Score; Learner Corpus Data; L2 Learner; Phraseological Patterns; Formulaic Sequences; High Mi Score; Low Frequency Vocabulary; Lexical Coverage; Awl; Word Families; Corpus Analysis; Learner Corpora; High Frequency Vocabulary
Publication date: 10-2017
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 10-2017
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Hardback
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Corpus Linguistics for Vocabulary provides a practical introduction to using corpus linguistics in vocabulary studies. Using freely available corpus tools, the author provides a step-by-step guide on how corpora can be used to explore key vocabulary-related research questions and topics such as:
- The frequency of English words and how to choose which ones should be taught to learners;
- How spoken vocabulary differs from written vocabulary, and how academic vocabulary differs from general vocabulary;
- How vocabulary contributes to the structure of discourse, and the pragmatic functions it fulfils.
Featuring case studies and tasks throughout, Corpus Linguistics for Vocabulary provides a clear and accessible guide and is essential reading for students and teachers wanting to understand, appreciate and conduct corpus-based research in vocabulary studies.
Introduction Chapter 1 What is corpus linguistics? Chapter 2 Corpus analysis: tools and statistics Chapter 3 What is vocabulary: terminology, conceptualizations and research issues Chapter 4 Frequency and vocabulary Chapter 5 Corpora, phraseology and formulaic language Chapter 6 Corpora and teaching vocabulary Chapter 7 Corpora and learner vocabulary Chapter 8 Specialized corpora and vocabulary Chapter 9 Discourse, pragmatics and vocabulary Chapter 10 Summary and research projects Glossary Commentary on Tasks
Paweł Szudarski is a Teaching Associate in the School of English at the University of Nottingham, UK.