num_pages: 256
description: Corpus Linguistics has quickly established itself as the leading undergraduate course book in the subject. This second edition takes full account of the latest developments in the rapidly changing field, making this the most up-to-date and comprehensive textbook available. It gives a step-by-step introduction to what a corpus is, how corpora are constructed, and what can be done with them. Each chapter ends with a section of study questions that contain practical corpus-based exercises.* Designed for student use, with all technical terms explained in the text and referenced further in a Glossary* Examples are taken from existing corpora; detailed case study chapter included* Contains end-of-chapter summaries, study questions and suggestions for further reading
language: English
title: Corpus Linguistics
titlecomplete: Corpus Linguistics (Edinburgh Textbooks in Empirical Linguistics EUP)
genres: Language, Linguistics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 21
series: Edinburgh Textbooks in Empirical Linguistics
publisher: Edinburgh University Press