Corpus Applications in Applied Linguistics

Corpus linguistics is one of the most exciting approaches tostudies in applied linguistics today. From its quantitative beginnings it hasgrown to become an essential aspect of research methodology in a range offields, often combining with text analysis, CDA, pragmatics and organizationalstudies to reveal important new insights about how language works. This important new book of specially commissioned chapters byacademics from across the applied linguistics spectrum demonstrates the range andrigour of corpus research in applied linguistics. The volume captures some ofthe most stimulating and significant developments in the field, includingchapters on language teaching, institutional and professional discourse,English as an International Language, translation, forensics and media studies. As a result it goes beyond traditional, limited presentations of corpuswork and shows how corpora inform a diverse and growing number of appliedlinguistic domains.

Table of Contents:
Part 1: Introduction Introduction Ken Hyland, Chau Meng Huat and Michael Handford Part 2: Corpora and Institutional Uses of Language 2. Professional Communication and Corpus Linguistics Michael Handford 3. Corpora and Academic Discourse Ken Hyland 4. Corpora and Workplace Discourse Almut Koester Part 3: Corpora in Applied Linguistics Domains 5. Corpora and Translation Studies Sara Laviosa 6. Some Aspects of the Use of Corpora in Forensic Linguistics John Olsson 7. Corpora and Gender Studies Paul Baker 8. Corpora and Media Studies Anne O'Keeffe Part 4: Corpora in New Spheres of Study 9. Corpora and ELF Barbara Seidlhofer 10. Texting and Corpora Caroline Tagg 11. A Conceptual Model for Segmenting and Annotating a Documentary Photograph Corpus Gu Yueguo Part 5. Corpora, Language Learning and Pedagogy 12. Learner Corpora and Second Language Acquisition Chau Meng Huat 13. Corpora in the Classroom: An Applied Linguistic Perspective Lynne Flowerdew 14. Corpora and Materials Design Michael McCarthy and Jeanne McCarten Afterword Susan Hunston Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Key Hyland is Chair of Applied Linguistics and Director of the Centre for Applied English Studies, University of Hong Kong Chau Meng Huat is Fellow in the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. Michael Handford is Associate Professor in English Language and Intercultural Communication at Tokyo University, Japan.

Review :
We may not be too far away from the day when reference to corpus data is a sine qua non for any linguistic description and investigation. This book provides an astonishingly successful step in this direction. The book bristles with powerful insights, good practical ideas, exciting theory-building, exemplifying on every page the practice of applied linguistics at its very best. The contributions to this volume showcase a number of exciting ways in which corpora of different types, consisting of spoken and written text produced by different groups of people, including native and non-native speakers, business professionals and academics, can be used to help us solve, or at least better understand, real-world problems that are of major concern to applied linguists. I would recommend the volume to researchers, practitioners and students who are looking for fresh views on current work in the field and new ideas for future projects in Applied Corpus Linguistics. Readers will find many interesting suggestions and ideas for future study and research... Each separate chapter makes a valid contribution to the general theme of using corpora in applied linguistics.