Corpus Linguistics for Online Communication

A Guide for Research

Luke Collins

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English

Routledge
12 March 2019

linguistics; Communication studies

Series: Routledge Corpus Linguistics Guides

Corpus Linguistics for Online Communication provides an instructive and practical guide to conducting research using methods in corpus linguistics in studies of various forms of online communication. Offering practical exercises and drawing on original data taken from online interactions, this book:

introduces the basics of corpus linguistics, including what is involved in designing and building a corpus;

reviews cutting-edge studies of online communication using corpus linguistics, foregrounding different analytical components to facilitate studies in professional discourse, online learning, public understanding of health issues and dating apps;

showcases both freely-available corpora and the innovative tools that students and researchers can access to carry out their own research.

Corpus Linguistics for Online Communication supports researchers and students in generating high quality, applied research and is essential reading for those studying and researching in this area.

By: Luke Collins
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138718838
ISBN 10: 1138718831
Series: Routledge Corpus Linguistics Guides
Pages: 206
Publication Date: 12 March 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of figures List of tables List of abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction 1 What is corpus linguistics? 2 Designing and building corpora 3 Analysing corpora 4 Online communication: corpus approaches 5 Business and organisational communication online: the Dukki Facebook corpus 6 Online learning platforms: the Nottingham Online Business Learner English (NOBLE) corpus 7 Online user comments: A corpus of the responses to news on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) 8 Dating apps: A Tinder corpus 9 Corpus linguistics in perspective Appendix Glossary Task commentaries Index

Luke Curtis Collins is a Senior Research Associate at Lancaster University, UK.

Reviews for Corpus Linguistics for Online Communication: A Guide for Research

"""Collins has produced an extremely useful and practical resource for understanding how to use corpora to explore online communication. This book provides invaluable insight into not only the design and analysis of corpora, but also the technical and ethical considerations at stake. It is a very welcome addition to the area."" Dr Michele Zappavigna, University of New South Wales, Australia"