Exploring English with Online Corpora

by Wendy Anderson and John Corbett

This is an essential guide to using digital resources in the study of English language and linguistics. Assuming no prior experience, it introduces the fundamentals of online corpora and equips readers with the skills needed to search and interpret corpus data. Later chapters focus on specific elements of linguistic analysis, namely vocabulary, grammar, discourse and pronunciation. Examples from five major online corpora illustrate key issues to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137438126
• ISBN13: 9781137438126
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"