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Corpus Linguistics with BNCweb - a Practical Guide (English Corpus Linguistics)
S. Hoffmann, S. Evert, Nicholas Smith, David Lee, Ylva Berglund Prytz
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Description for Corpus Linguistics with BNCweb - a Practical Guide (English Corpus Linguistics)
Paperback. Series: English Corpus Linguistics. Num Pages: 288 pages, tables and graphs. BIC Classification: CFX; DSBH; EB; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
This book presents a richly illustrated, hands-on discussion of one of the fastest growing fields in linguistics today. The authors address key methodological issues in corpus linguistics, such as collocations, keywords and the categorization of concordance lines. They show how these topics can be explored step-by-step with BNCweb, a user-friendly web-based tool that supports sophisticated analyses of the 100-million-word British National Corpus. Indeed, the BNC and BNCweb have been described by Geoffrey Leech as an unparalleled combination of facilities for finding out about the English language of the present day (Foreword). The book contains tasks and exercises, and ... Read more
This book presents a richly illustrated, hands-on discussion of one of the fastest growing fields in linguistics today. The authors address key methodological issues in corpus linguistics, such as collocations, keywords and the categorization of concordance lines. They show how these topics can be explored step-by-step with BNCweb, a user-friendly web-based tool that supports sophisticated analyses of the 100-million-word British National Corpus. Indeed, the BNC and BNCweb have been described by Geoffrey Leech as an unparalleled combination of facilities for finding out about the English language of the present day (Foreword). The book contains tasks and exercises, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Peter Lang GmbH
Condition
New
Series
English Corpus Linguistics
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Bern, Switzerland
ISBN
9783631563151
SKU
V9783631563151
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About S. Hoffmann, S. Evert, Nicholas Smith, David Lee, Ylva Berglund Prytz
The Authors: Sebastian Hoffmann is based at Lancaster University (UK), Stefan Evert at the University of Osnabruck (Germany), Nicholas Smith at the University of Salford (UK), David Lee at the City University of Hong Kong, and Ylva Berglund Prytz at the University of Oxford (UK). The authors have extensive experience of teaching and researching with language corpora, in particular the ... Read more
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