Using Corpora In Discourse Analysis

This book examines approaches to carrying out discourse analysis DA usingtechniques that are grounded in corpus linguistics. Assuming no prior knowledgeof corpo... » 

This book examines approaches to carrying out discourse analysis DA usingtechniques that are grounded in corpus linguistics. Assuming no prior knowledgeof corpora the book examines and evaluates a variety of corpusbasedmethodologies including collocations keyness concordances dispersion plotsand building and annotating corpora. Illustrated with a number of reallifeexamples of corpusbased DA from a range of sources and covering a variety ofsubjects this is an informative introduction to using corpus linguistics as amethodology in discourse analysis. «