Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 211 g
A Short Introduction
Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 211 g
ISBN: 978-0-8264-9481-8
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
An introduction to corpus linguistics suitable for undergraduate students
Wolfgang Teubert is a prominent academic in this field
- Contains a glossary and suggestions for further reading
- Short and accessible - ideal for students
This readable introductory textbook presents a concise survey of corpus linguistics. The first section of the book introduces the key concepts in corpus linguistics and provides a brief history of the discipline. The second section expands the study of language and shows how corpus linguistics can advance our study of words and meaning, the benefits of studying the corpora, and how meaning can best be conceptualised. Explaining corpus linguistics in easy to understand terms, and including a glossary and suggestions for further reading, this book will be useful to students trying to get a grasp on this subject.
Zielgruppe
Introductory Undergraduate, Upper Level Undergraduate
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Weitere Infos & Material
1. Language and Corpus Linguistics - Wolfgang Teubert
1.1 Are all Languages the Same?
1.2 Standard Linguistics and Word Meaning
1.3 Words, Idioms and Collocations
1.4 Corpus Linguistics: A Different Look at Language
1.5 A Brief History of Corpus Linguistics
2. Directions in Corpus Linguistics - Wolfgang Teubert and Anna Cermakova
2.1 Language and Representativeness
2.2 Corpus Typology
2.3 Meaning in Discourse
2.4 Meaning as Usage and Paraphrase
2.5 Globalisation
2.6 What Corpus Linguistics can tell us about Meaning
2.7 Collocations, Translation and Parallel Corpora
2.8 Conclusion: From Meaning to Understanding
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Suggestions for Further Reading
