Corpus Linguistics for Vocabulary: A Guide for Research

ISBN-13: 9781138187214 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 228 str.

Pawel Szudarski

Opis

This book provides a practical introduction to using corpus linguistics in vocabulary studies. It explains how corpus tools can be applied to explore key vocabulary-related research questions such as: How can corpus data help us understand the lexicon? Which words are the most frequent ones? How is spoken vocabulary different from written vocabulary?

Spis treści

Introduction  Chapter 1 What is corpus linguistics?  Chapter 2 Corpus analysis: tools and statistics  Chapter 3 What is vocabulary: terminology, conceptualizations and research issues  Chapter 4 Frequency and vocabulary  Chapter 5 Corpora, phraseology and formulaic language  Chapter 6 Corpora and teaching vocabulary  Chapter 7 Corpora and learner vocabulary  Chapter 8 Specialized corpora and vocabulary  Chapter 9 Discourse, pragmatics and vocabulary  Chapter 10 Summary and research projects  Glossary  Commentary on Tasks

O autorze

Paweł Szudarski is a Teaching Associate in the School of English at the University of Nottingham, UK.