Corpus Linguistics: Investigating Language Structure and Use (Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics) by Biber, Douglas
ISBN: 9780521499576
Cambridge University Press,13 May 1998
Paperback, 312 pages
This book is about investigating the way people use language in speech and writing. It introduces the corpus-based approach to the study of language, based on analysis of large databases of real language examples and illustrates exciting new findings about language and the different ways that people speak and write. The book is important both for its step-by-step descriptions of research methods and for its findings about grammar and vocabulary, language use, language learning, and differences in language use across texts and user groups.
Editorial Reviews
Review
"This book could be used as part of the curriculum for an introductory corpus linguistics class, especially for students with a humanities background." Vasileios Hatzivassiloglou, Computational Linguistics
Book Description
This book is about investigating the way people use language in speech and writing, introducing the corpus-based approach to the study of language.