Contemporary Corpus Linguistics
Editor: PaulBaker
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. (United Kingdom), 2009
Hardback, 344 pages
Size: 244x169 mm
ISBN: 9780826496102
ISBN-10: 0826496105
Contemporary Corpus Linguistics
Corpus linguistics uses large electronic databases of language to examine hypotheses about language use. These can be tested scientifically with computerised analytical tools, without the researcher's preconceptions influencing their conclusions. This title presents a survey of the ways in which corpus linguistics is used by researchers.
