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Definition, Purposes and Applications of Corpora

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Corpora and Language Education

Part of the book series: Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics ((RPAL))

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This chapter will:

  • Define what a corpus is

  • Outline what corpora can tell us about language and examine the shortcomings of corpus- based linguistics

  • Briefly overview the long- established and more recent applications of corpora

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Further reading

  • Hunston, S. (2009) Corpus compilation. Collection strategies and design decisions. In A. Lüdeling and M. Kytö (eds), Corpus Linguistics: an International Handbook, vol. 2 (pp. 154–68). Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. This article gives a comprehensive overview of the major issues to be considered in corpus design.

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  • Lindquist, H. (2009) Corpus Linguistics and the Description of English. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. This volume provides a reader-friendly introduction to the main concepts discussed in this chapter.

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  • O’Keeffe, A. and McCarthy, M. (eds) (2010) The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics. Section II: Building and designing a corpus: what are the key consider-ations? (pp. 31–103). London: Routledge. For readers new to corpus linguistics, this handbook section presents a very user-friendly, uncomplicated introduction to key considerations for building different types of corpora (spoken, written, audio-visual).

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  • Stewart, D. (2009) Semantic Prosody. A Critical Evaluation. London: Routledge. This accessible volume draws together all the major work in the area of semantic prosody.

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  1. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China

    Lynne Flowerdew

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Flowerdew, L. (2012). Definition, Purposes and Applications of Corpora. In: Corpora and Language Education. Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230355569_1

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