Doing Corpus Linguistics [Hardcover]

Doing Corpus Linguistics offers a practical step-by-step introduction to corpus linguistics, making use of widely available corpora and a register analysis-based theoretical framework to provide applied linguistics and TESOL students with the understanding and skills to analyze corpora and carry out successful corpus-based research.

Eniko Csomay is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Asian/Middle Eastern Languages at San Diego State University, USA.

William J. Crawford is a Professor in the Department of English at Northern Arizona University, USA.

List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments

PART I
Introduction to Doing Corpus Linguistics and Register Analysis

1 Linguistics, Corpus Linguistics, and Language Variation
1.1 Language and Rules/Systems
1.2 What Is Corpus Linguistics?
1.3 Register, Genre, and Style  Is There a Difference?
1.4 Outline of the Book

2 Register (Functional) Approach to Language Analysis
2.1 Why Register?
2.2 What Is a Register (Functional) Analysis?
2.3 Describing Situational Characteristics and Identifying Variables
2.4 Providing a Functional Interpretation
2.5 Units of Analysis and Register Studies
2.6 End of Chapter Exercises

PART II
Searches in Available Corpora