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Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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1 Introduction: corpus linguistics and education research |
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1.1 What is corpus linguistics? |
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1.2 The role of corpus linguistics research methods in education research |
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1.3 Understanding the role of frequency |
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1.3.1 Frequency in L1 learning and use |
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1.3.2 Frequency in public discourse |
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1.3.3 Frequency in texts or groups of texts |
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1.3.4 Why frequency matters |
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1.3.5 How to interpret frequency |
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16 | (2) |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (15) |
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2.1 Different approaches to text analysis |
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20 | (7) |
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27 | (8) |
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2.2.1 Corpus linguistics and the analysis of register |
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27 | (5) |
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32 | (3) |
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3 Corpus linguistics approaches to understanding language use |
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35 | (29) |
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3.1 Understanding and researching language use: discovering patterns |
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35 | (7) |
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3.1.1 Corpus linguistics outside linguistics? |
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35 | (3) |
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3.1.2 Case study 1. Examining interviews: qualitative versus CL methods |
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3.1.3 Case study 2. Examining policies: combining content analysis and corpus methods |
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3.1.4 Using an existing corpus |
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3.2 Reading concordance lines |
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3.2.1 How to read concordance lines |
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45 | (6) |
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3.3.1 Corpus size and relative frequencies |
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51 | (5) |
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56 | (8) |
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61 | (3) |
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4 Researching education policies: using your own corpus |
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4.1 Basic corpus design features |
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64 | (9) |
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4.2 Comparison basics and significance testing |
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4.2.1 Comparison basics and part-of-speech (POS) tagging |
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4.3 Reviewing skills 1--11 |
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5 Interview data: transcription and annotation |
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5.1 Transcription: so much more than a monotonous task |
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88 | (3) |
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91 | (5) |
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5.3 Adding structure and metadata to a corpus |
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5.3.1 Annotating a corpus using our own tags |
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104 | (4) |
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5.3.2 Annotating a corpus using standard XML guidelines |
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108 | (8) |
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116 | (1) |
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6 Examining lexis: analysing peace treaties and children's literature |
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117 | (1) |
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6.2 Researching the lexicon: keywords |
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6.2.1 Introducing keyword analysis |
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6.2.2 Keyword analysis: a step-by-step guide |
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6.3 Researching nouns and noun phrases |
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6.3.1 Exploring individual nouns |
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6.3.2 Exploring multiword units |
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139 | (3) |
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6.4 Analysing children's literature: the lexicon of fiction |
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142 | (8) |
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147 | (3) |
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7 Analysing talk: complex searches |
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7.1 Examining talk: a linguistic perspective |
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150 | (3) |
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153 | (13) |
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154 | (6) |
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7.2.2 Understanding cultural differences |
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160 | (1) |
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7.2.3 How is their family life impacted by work? |
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161 | (5) |
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7.3 Putting it all together: reviewing skills 12--17 |
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Index |
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