Introduction to Corpus Linguistics. Sandrine Zufferey

      

      Table of Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright Page

      4  Preface

      5  1 How to Define Corpus Linguistics 1.1. Defining elements 1.2. Empiricism versus rationalism in linguistics 1.3. Chomsky’s arguments against empiricism in linguistics 1.4. Corpus linguistics and computer tools 1.5. Quantitative versus qualitative methods 1.6. Differences between corpus linguistics and experimental linguistics 1.7. Different types of corpora 1.8. Conclusion 1.9. Revision questions and answer key 1.10. Further reading

      6  2 How to Use Corpora in Theoretical Linguistics 2.1. Phonetics and phonology 2.2. Morphology 2.3. Syntax 2.4. Lexicon 2.5. Discourse analysis 2.6. Pragmatics 2.7. Sociolinguistics 2.8. Diachronic linguistics 2.9. Conclusion 2.10. Revision questions and answer key 2.11. Further reading

      7  3 How to Use Corpora in Applied Linguistics 3.1. Language acquisition 3.2. Language impairments 3.3. Second language acquisition 3.4. Language teaching 3.5. Lexicography 3.6. Stylistics 3.7. Legal linguistics 3.8. Conclusion 3.9. Revision questions and answer key 3.10. Further reading

      8  4 How to Use Multilingual Corpora 4.1. Comparable corpora and parallel corpora 4.2. Looking for a tertium comparationis 4.3. Translations as a discursive genre 4.4. Multilingual corpora and contrastive linguistics 4.5. Parallel corpora and translation studies 4.6. Parallel corpora and bilingual dictionaries 4.7. Conclusion 4.8. Revision questions and answer key 4.9. Further reading

      9  5 How to Find and Analyze Corpora in French 5.1. Corpora formats and their availability 5.2. Reference corpora 5.3. Written French corpora 5.4. Spoken French corpora 5.5. Children and learner corpora 5.6. Multilingual corpora including French 5.7. Corpus consultation tools 5.8. Conclusion 5.9. Revision questions and answer key 5.10. Further reading

      10  6 How to Build a Corpus 6.1. Before deciding to build a corpus 6.2. Establishing the size and representativeness of data 6.3. Choosing language samples 6.4. Preparing and coding corpus files 6.5. Recording and transcribing spoken data 6.6. Ethical and legal issues 6.7. Conclusion 6.8. Revision questions and answer key 6.9. Further reading

      11  7 How to Annotate a Corpus 7.1. Corpus annotations