Introducing Electronic Text Analysis

Introducing Electronic Text Analysis Is A Practical And Much Needed Introduction To Corpora – Bodies Of Linguistic Data. Written Specifically For Students Studying This Topic For The First Time, The Book Begins With A Discussion Of The Underlying Principles Of Electronic Text Analysis. It Then Examines How These Corpora Enhance Our Understanding Of Literary And Non-Literary Works. In The First Section The Author Introduces The Concepts Of Concordance And Lexical Frequency, Concepts Which Are Then Applied To A Range Of Areas Of Language Study. Key Areas Examined Are The Use Of On-Line Corpora To Complement Traditional Stylistic Analysis, And The Ways In Which Methods Such As Concordance And Frequency Counts Can Reveal A Particular Ideology Within A Text. Presenting An Accessible And Thorough Understanding Of The Underlying Principles Of Electronic Text Analysis, The Book Contains Abundant Illustrative Examples And A Glossary With Definitions Of Main Concepts. It Will Also Be Supported By A Companion Website With Links To On-Line Corpora So That Students Can Apply Their Knowledge To Further Study. The Accompanying Website To This Book Can Be Found At Http://Www.Routledge.Com/Textbooks/0415320216