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How is Corpus Linguistics Related to Sociolinguistics?

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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:

  • Discuss the two main approaches from sociolinguistics for analysing corpus data

  • Show how sociolinguistic analyses intersect with discourse analysis, especially in the area of pragmatic marke

  • Outline the limitations of sociolinguistically motivated corpus analyses

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Further reading

  • Baker, P. (2010) Sociolinguistics and Corpus Linguistics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. This volume presents a very clear overview of corpus linguistic applications to sociolinguistics for those who are new to the field.

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  • Rühlemann, C. (2007) Conversation in Context: a Corpus-Driven Approach. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. This monograph presents a contextual analysis of speech data, specifically conversation, from the British National Corpus. Integrating corpus linguistics, discourse analysis and sociolinguistics, Rühlemann uses a situational framework for the analysis.

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  • Yates, S. (2001) Researching internet interaction: sociolinguistics and corpus analysis. In M. Wetherell, S. Taylor and S. Yates (eds) Discourse as Data. A Guide for Analysis, pp. 93–146. Milton Keynes: The Open University. This chapter presents a step-by-step breakdown on using corpus linguistic techniques to analyse the construction of identities in CMC interaction.

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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). How is Corpus Linguistics Related to Sociolinguistics?. In: Corpora and Language Education. Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230355569_5

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