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Part IV - Methodology boxes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

Douglas Biber ,
Susan Conrad  and
Randi Reppen
Douglas Biber
Affiliation:
Northern Arizona University
Susan Conrad
Affiliation:
Iowa State University
Randi Reppen
Affiliation:
Northern Arizona University
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Summary

Introduction

This section of the book presents ten methodology boxes. Each of these boxes addresses an important methodological area for corpus-based studies. These discussions center around three major topics:

  1. Corpus design and compilation: Boxes 1 and 2

  2. Computational analysis of corpora: Boxes 3, 4, and 5

  3. Quantitative analyses and measures in corpus-based study: Boxes 6–10

The boxes present introductions to these topics, providing an overview of analytical techniques and focusing on methodological issues. However, these discussions do not include detailed “how-to” instructions for carrying out corpus-based studies. Thus, while the information in these boxes will help you understand corpus-based analytical techniques, you will need to learn more about these areas as you begin to carry out corpus-based research on your own.

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Corpus Linguistics
Investigating Language Structure and Use
 , pp. 243 - 245
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 1998

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