Contrastive Corpus Linguistics: Patterns in Lexicogrammar and Discourse

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Dr Anna Cermakova (Lancaster University, UK) Hilde Hasselgård (University of Oslo, Norway)

Contrastive Corpus Linguistics

Patterns in Lexicogrammar and Discourse

Dr Anna Cermakova (Lancaster University, UK), Hilde Hasselgård (University of Oslo, Norway), Markéta Malá (Charles University, Czech Republic) , Denisa Šebestová (Charles University, Czech Republic)

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Bloomsbury Academic
30 May 2024

Semantics; Lexicography; Computational linguistics; Communication studies

Series: Corpus and Discourse

Marking 30 years of contrastive corpus linguistics, this volume provides a state-of-the-art of the field, charting its development over time and expanding the boundaries of the discipline.

Focusing on a diversity of methods and approaches to language comparison, it uses both comparable and translation corpora, and explores a broad range of language registers from newspaper reporting and spoken political discourse to film scripts and football match reports. Using English as the pivot language for each chapter, the volume offers contrastive bilingual and trilingual perspectives on a number of languages, including Czech, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish, covering a typologically diverse field. By exploring the application of complex multi-genre multilingual data sets and expanding the horizons of contrastive studies, it demonstrates how a juxtaposition of cross-linguistic and register variation can deepen our insight into language variation and use.

The volume is dedicated to two prominent contrastive corpus linguists: Karin Aijmer and Bengt Altenberg, who have decisively shaped the discipline from its very beginnings. The book opens with a chapter by Aijmer, reflecting on the current breadth and future prospects of research in the area while pointing to emergent trends with an insight that only she can offer.

Edited by: Dr Anna Cermakova (Lancaster University UK), Hilde Hasselgård (University of Oslo, Norway), Markéta Malá (Charles University, Czech Republic), Denisa Šebestová (Charles University, Czech Republic), Markéta Malá (Charles University Czech Republic)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350385931
ISBN 10: 135038593X
Series: Corpus and Discourse
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 30 May 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anna Cermakova is Senior Researcher at the Lancaster University, UK and Charles University, Czech Republic. Hilde Hasselgård is Professor of English Language at the University of Oslo, Norway. Markéta Malá is Associate Professor of English Language at Charles University, Czech Republic. Denisa Šebestová is Lecturer at Charles University, Czech Republic.