Text at Scale: Corpus Analysis in Technical Communication [Paperback]

Text at Scale presents corpus analysis as a methodological framework for exploring questions about genre development, technological mediation, writing practice, and teaching, among many other areas of inquiry central to technical and professional communication. Arguing that corpus analytics provides a powerful approach for the field, Carradini and Swarts provide an overview of corpus analysis as a coherent set of methodological practices and frames of analysis, show how it can be used to pose and address questions about large corpora of language data, and offer practical and replicable demonstrations of corpus analysis techniques. Through their clear discussions and extensive examples, the authors offer a theoretically informed and strongly grounded approach to using corpus analysis to develop and test hypotheses against large bodies of textual data.Text at Scale presents corpus analysis as a methodological framework for exploring questions about genre development, technological mediation, writing practice, and teaching, among many other areas of inquiry central to technical and professional communication.

Text at Scaleis an indispensable volume for technical communication academics and practitioners alike.
Communication Design Quarterly 

Text at Scaleis brilliant. It can be used as a foundational text for students and researchers looking for a new method, while also acting as a strong reference source for researchers already engaging in this work. The book offers one of the best methodological introductions available in our field.
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

A hands-on, practical book on research methods and methodologies that is much needed in the field of technical and professional communication. 
Business and Professional Communication Quarterly 

This book is an invaluable addition to the literal³›