Corpus linguistics at work / Elena Tognini-Bonelli.

The book offers a combined discussion of the main theoretical, methodological and application issues related to corpus work. Thus, starting from the definition of what is a corpus and why reading a corpus calls for a different methodology from reading a text, the underlying assumptions behind corpus...

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Main Author: Tognini-Bonelli, Elena
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©2001.
Series:Studies in corpus linguistics ; v. 6.
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Summary:The book offers a combined discussion of the main theoretical, methodological and application issues related to corpus work. Thus, starting from the definition of what is a corpus and why reading a corpus calls for a different methodology from reading a text, the underlying assumptions behind corpus work are discussed. The two main approaches to corpus work are discussed as the "corpus-based" and the "corpus-driven" approach and the theoretical positions underlying them explored in detail. The book adopts and exemplifies the parameters of the corpus-driven approach and posits a new unit of lin
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 223 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-201) and index.
ISBN:9789027285447
9027285446
1283092492
9781283092494
9786613092496
6613092495
ISSN:1388-0373 ;
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.