Overview

Bridging the gap between linguistic theory and practice, this timely book demonstrates the transformative potential of corpus linguistics research and methods across a wide range of contexts. With contributions from a diverse range of authors, this book provides contemporary reflections on both established applications in language education, as well as emergent contexts in which corpus methods are driving social change, such as the media and law. Each chapter provides case studies that clearly demonstrate pathways from theory and analysis to application and impact, making the theory accessible without assuming specialised knowledge of specific contexts. Featuring the development of innovative methods and tools, the book shows readers that corpus linguistics is a discipline attuned to both methodological and societal impact. Showcasing the cutting-edge contributions that corpus linguistics is making to contemporary applied linguistics, this book is essential reading for academics, professionals, and anyone interested in the practical application of language data.

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Author:   Gavin Brookes (Lancaster University) ,  Niall Curry (Manchester Metropolitan University) ,  Robbie Love (Aston University)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9781009381970

ISBN 10:   1009381970
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   31 December 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

List of figures, List of tables, List of editors and contributors; 1. Applying corpus linguistics Gavin Brookes, Niall Curry and Robbie Love; 2. 'Cutting out the middleman': doing DDL in the secondary school classroom without a corpus linguist Peter Crosthwaite and Alicia Gazmuri Sanhueza; 3. Investigating user perceptions of a corpus-informed DDL resource: user experiences of collocaid Geraint Paul Rees; 4. Applying a corpus-based DDL intervention in the private English language sector in Ireland Cristina Apavaloae and Fiona Farr; 5. Using corpus linguistics in formulaic language learning Phoebe Lin; 6. Applying corpus research indirectly to language teaching materials and assessment development Niall Curry, Geraldine Mark, Hyoshin Lee, Tony McEnery, Graham Burton, Tony Clark and Dongkwang Shin; 7. Informing teaching practice through corpus research: the growth in grammar project Philip Durrant and Debra Myhill; 8. Building a longitudinal learner corpus for Swiss German sign language: potential applications Alessia Battisti and Sarah Ebling; 9. Using CADS research to critique representations of Muslims in the UK press Paul Baker and Tony McEnery; 10. Examining the uptake of media guidelines: a corpus analysis of obesity representation in Australian and UK news Monika Bednarek, Carly Bray, Tara Coltman-Patel and Catriona Bonfiglioli; 11. Challenging online misogyny: the application of corpus linguistics in the MANTRaP project Mark McGlashan, Jessica Aiston, Veronika Koller and Alexandra Krendel; 12. Using corpus-assisted approaches to explore UK police crisis negotiation Dawn Archer; 13. Afterword: from applications to impact Pascual Pérez-Paredes.

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Gavin Brookes is Reader in Linguistics at Lancaster University. He is a Fulbright Scholar and UKRI Future Leader Fellow. He is associate editor of the International Journal of Corpus Linguistics and co-edits the Corpus and Discourse book series and Cambridge Elements in Critical Discourse Studies. Niall Curry is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is co-editor of the Routledge Applied Corpus Linguistics and Routledge Corpus Linguistics Guides book series, and section editor of the Elsevier Encyclopaedia of Language and Linguistics. He is also a GERAS international correspondent and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Robbie Love is Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at Aston University. He is the author of Overcoming Challenges in Corpus Construction (2020) and co-author of Reading Habits in the COVID-19 Pandemic (2024). He sits on the Executive Committee of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL).

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