Corpus Linguistics for Grammar
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<p><em>Corpus Linguistics for Grammar</em> 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.</p><p>This book:</p><ul> <li>explores the kinds of corpora available and the tools which can be used to analyse them;</li> <li>looks at specific ways in which features of grammar can be explored using a corpus through analysis of areas such as frequency and colligation;</li> <li>contains exercises, worked examples and suggestions for further practice with each chapter;</li> <li>provides three illustrative examples of potential research projects in the areas of English Literature, TESOL and English Language.</li> </ul><p><i>Corpus Linguistics for Grammar</i> is essential reading for students undertaking corpus-based research into grammar, or studying within the areas of English Language, Literature, Applied Linguistics and TESOL. </p> <p>Introduction</p><p>Part 1. Defining Grammar and Using Corpora</p><p>Chapter 1. What is a corpus? What can a corpus tell us?</p><p>Chapter 2. Definitions of a Descriptive Grammar</p><p>Chapter 3. What corpora can we access and what tools can we use to analyse them?</p><p>Part 2. Corpus Linguistics for Grammar: Areas of Investigation</p><p>Chapter 4. Frequency</p><p>Chapter 5. Chunks and Colligation</p><p>Chapter 6. Semantic Prosody</p><p>Part 3. Applications of Research</p><p>Chapter 7. Applications to English Language Teaching</p><p>Chapter 8. Wider Applications: Data-Driven Journalism and Discourse Analysis</p><p>Chapter 9. Research Projects</p><p>Suggested Answers</p><p>Glossary</p><p>Index</p>
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