Corpus Linguistics Investigating Language Structure and Use |
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| Author:
| Biber, Douglas
Conrad, Susan
Reppen, Randi |
| Contribution by:
| Aitchison, Jean |
| Series title: | Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-49957-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1998 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $59.99 |
Book Description:
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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 interesting findings about language and the different ways that people speak and write.
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 interesting findings about language and the different ways that people speak and write.