Corpus Linguistics for World Englishes
A Guide for Research
Routledge Corpus Linguistics Guides Series

Corpus Linguistics for World Englishes offers a detailed account of how to analyse the many fascinating varieties of English around the world using corpus-linguistic methods. Employing case studies for illustration of relevant concepts and methods throughout, this book:

• introduces the theory and practice of analysing World Englishes
• illustrates the basics of corpus-linguistic methods and presents the vast World Englishes corpora
• links World Englishes to Learner Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca
• offers practical, hands-on exercises and questions for discussion in each chapter
• provides helpful overviews and course syllabi for students and instructors.

Corpus Linguistics for World Englishes is key reading for advanced students of English as a World Language and Corpus Linguistics, as well as anyone keen to understand variation in World Englishes with the help of corpus linguistics.

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: World Englishes

Chapter 3: Corpus-Linguistic Approaches to Language

Chapter 4: Corpora and World Englishes

Chapter 5: Tracing Variation and Change in World Englishes

Chapter 6: Interpreting Variation and Change in World Englishes

Chapter 7: World Englishes, Learner Englishes, and English as a Lingua Franca

Chapter 8: The State of the Art and the Way Ahead

Appendix

Claudia Lange,Technische Universität Dresden, Germany.

Sven Leuckert,Technische Universität Dresden, Germany.