Corpus Applications in Applied LinguisticsKen Hyland, Chau Meng Huat, Michael Handford Corpus linguistics is one of the most exciting approaches tostudies in applied linguistics today. From its quantitative beginnings it hasgrown to become an essential aspect of research methodology in a range offields, often combining with text analysis, CDA, pragmatics and organizationalstudies to reveal important new insights about how language works. This important new book of specially commissioned chapters byacademics from across the applied linguistics spectrum demonstrates the range andrigour of corpus research in applied linguistics. The volume captures some ofthe most stimulating and significant developments in the field, includingchapters on language teaching, institutional and professional discourse,English as an International Language, translation, forensics and media studies. As a result it goes beyond traditional, limited presentations of corpuswork and shows how corpora inform a diverse and growing number of appliedlinguistic domains. |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Corpora and Institutional Uses of Language | 11 |
Professional Communication and Corpus Linguistics | 13 |
Corpora and Academic Discourse | 30 |
Corpora and Workplace Discourse1 | 47 |
Corpora in Applied Linguistics Domains | 65 |
Corpora and Translation Studies | 67 |
Some Aspects of the Use of Corpora in Forensic Linguistics | 84 |
Corpora and English as a Lingua Franca | 135 |
Texting and Corpora | 150 |
A Conceptual Model for Segmenting and Annotating a Documentary Photograph Corpus DPC | 166 |
Corpora Language Learning and Pedagogy | 189 |
Learner Corpora and Second Language Acquisition | 191 |
Corpora in the Classroom An Applied Linguistic Perspective | 208 |
Corpora and Materials Design | 225 |
The Problems of Applied Linguistics | 242 |
Corpora and Gender Studies | 100 |
Corpora and Media Studies | 117 |
Corpora in New Spheres of Study | 133 |
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Author Index | 255 |
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