Description
This volume introduces a new framework for conceptualizing and achieving corpus representativeness in a rigorous, yet practical way.
About the Author
Jesse Egbert is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University. He is a co-founding General Editor of Register Studies, and his recent books focus on online register variation (2018), methodogical triangulation (2016, 2020), and corpus linguistics methods (2020). Douglas Biber is Regents' Professor of Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University. Previous books include Register, Genre, and Style (2009/2019), Grammar of Spoken and Written English (2021), and studies of register variation (1988, 1995, 2018). Bethany Gray is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and Technology at Iowa State University. Her publications include monographs on academic research articles (2015), historical change in writing (2016). She is a co-founding General Editor of Register Studies.
Reviews
'A valuable guide for corpora users and designers, a must-read before beginning the process of corpora selection and design.' Ana Abigahil Flores Hernandez and Pauline Moore, Tertium Linguistic Journal
Book Information
ISBN 9781316605882
Author Jesse Egbert
Format Paperback
Page Count 250
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 440g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 15mm