Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Corpora

<p><em>The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Corpora</em> is a state-of-the-art collection of cutting-edge scholarship at the intersection of second language acquisition and learner corpus research. It draws on data-driven statistical analysis to outline the background methods and outcomes of language learning with a range of global experts providing detailed guidelines and findings.</p><p>The volume is organized into five sections:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Methodological and theoretical contributions to the study of learner language using corpora – setting the scene</li> <p> </p> <li>Key aspects in corpus design annotation and analysis for SLA</li> <p> </p> <li>Corpora in SLA theory and practice</li> <p> </p> <li>SLA constructs and corpora</li> <p> </p> <li>Future directions</li> </ul><p>This is a ground-breaking collection of essays offering incisive and essential reading for anyone with an interest in second language acquisition learner corpus research and applied linguistics.</p>