Corpus-Based Language Studies: An Advanced Resource Book

Routledge Applied Linguistics

by Anthony McEnery, Richard Xiao, Yukio Tono

Corpus-Based Language Studies


covers the major theoretical approaches to the use of corpus data
adopts a ?how to? approach with exercises and cases, affording students with the knowledge and tools to undertake their own corpus-based research
gathers together influential readings from leading names in the discipline, including: Douglas Biber, Henry Widdowson, Michael Stubbs, Ronald Carter, and Michael McCarthy
is supported by a website featuring long extracts for analysis by students with commentary by the authors.
The accompanying website to this book can be found at

http: //routledge.com/textbooks/0415286239/&q... //routledge.com/textbooks/0415286239/

Genres: Linguistics

408 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Athanasia ♥︎ · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had better text books that analysed the same themes simpler and better... over all mediocre

[Bolor · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book’s key merits are the balance between, on the one hand, theoretical
reflection and practical applications, and between scholarly discourse and accessible
explanation on the other. These are part of the professed series format, it is
true, but it is clearly the authors’ personal achievement that they have made the
format work particularly well for this book. The style of writing is clear and
approachable throughout, guiding readers through arguments step by step, without
unduly reducing the intellectual rigor of the argument. For sociolinguists it
should prove a mine of information, opening up new vistas on quite a few areas
of their work, and significantly extending their methodological toolkit. In short,
it is the sort of book one can see running to many editions, and deservedly so.