Practical Corpus Linguistics
An Introduction to Corpus-Based Language Analysis
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics
| Author: | Martin Weisser | ISBN: | 9781118831908 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | December 3, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Martin Weisser |
| ISBN: | 9781118831908 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | December 3, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
This is the first book of its kind to provide a practical and student-friendly guide to corpus linguistics that explains the nature of electronic data and how it can be collected and analyzed.
- Designed to equip readers with the technical skills necessary to analyze and interpret language data, both written and (orthographically) transcribed
- Introduces a number of easy-to-use, yet powerful, free analysis resources consisting of standalone programs and web interfaces for use with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
- Each section includes practical exercises, a list of sources and further reading, and illustrated step-by-step introductions to analysis tools
- Requires only a basic knowledge of computer concepts in order to develop the specific linguistic analysis skills required for understanding/analyzing corpus data
This is the first book of its kind to provide a practical and student-friendly guide to corpus linguistics that explains the nature of electronic data and how it can be collected and analyzed.
- Designed to equip readers with the technical skills necessary to analyze and interpret language data, both written and (orthographically) transcribed
- Introduces a number of easy-to-use, yet powerful, free analysis resources consisting of standalone programs and web interfaces for use with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
- Each section includes practical exercises, a list of sources and further reading, and illustrated step-by-step introductions to analysis tools
- Requires only a basic knowledge of computer concepts in order to develop the specific linguistic analysis skills required for understanding/analyzing corpus data
