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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      07 February 2025
      27 February 2025
      ISBN:
      9781009335683
      9781009598439
      9781009335690
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.271kg, 92 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.16kg, 92 Pages
    • Subjects:
      Research Methods in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Language and Linguistics
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    Book description

    Lexical Multidimensional Analysis (LMDA), an extension of Biber's (1988) Multidimensional Analysis, seeks to identify dimensions (correlated lexical features across texts in a corpus) unveiling underlying patterns of lexical co-occurrence and variation within texts that are operationalized as a variety of latent, macro-level discursive constructs. Initially developed in the 2010s, LMDA has been applied to diverse domains, including education policy, national representations, applied linguistics, music, the infodemic, religion, sustainability, and literary style. This Element introduces LMDA for the identification and analysis of discourses and ideologies, offering insights into how lexis marks discourse formations and ideological alignments. Two case studies demonstrate the application of LMDA: uncovering discourses on climate change within conservative social media and analyzing ideological discourses in migrant education.

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