Corpus Linguistics for Grammar: A guide for research
Author:   Christian Jones (University of Liverpool, UK) ,  Daniel Waller (University of Central Lancashire, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415746410


Pages:   202
Publication Date:   24 April 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Christian Jones (University of Liverpool, UK) ,  Daniel Waller (University of Central Lancashire, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.294kg
ISBN:  

9780415746410


ISBN 10:   0415746418
Pages:   202
Publication Date:   24 April 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1. Defining Grammar and Using Corpora Chapter 1. What is a corpus? What can a corpus tell us? Chapter 2. Definitions of a Descriptive Grammar Chapter 3. What corpora can we access and what tools can we use to analyse them? Part 2. Corpus Linguistics for Grammar: Areas of Investigation Chapter 4. Frequency Chapter 5. Chunks and Colligation Chapter 6. Semantic Prosody Part 3. Applications of Research Chapter 7. Applications to English Language Teaching Chapter 8. Wider Applications: Data-Driven Journalism and Discourse Analysis Chapter 9. Research Projects Suggested Answers Glossary Index

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Christian Jones and Daniel Waller are to be commended for creating an accessible, informative, and authoritative introduction to corpus linguistics. This comprehensive and up-to-date book should be required reading for both advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in language teaching, Applied Linguistics and TESOL education programs. Todd Hernandez, Marquette University, USA This valuable 'how-to' guide for carrying out grammar research is very accessible and contains lots of self-study exercises for the reader to try out. Colin Thompson, Seinan Gakuin University, Japan


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Christian Jones is Senior Lecturer in TESOL at the University of Central Lancashire. He has over twenty years of experience in English language teaching and has worked in the Japan, the UK and Thailand, as well as delivering courses in China. Daniel Waller is Senior Lecturer in ELT, Testing and TESOL at the University of Central Lancashire. He has over twenty years of experience in English language teaching and has worked in the UK and Turkey as well as delivering courses in China and Hong Kong.

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