This article discusses the extent to which methods normally associated with corpus linguistics can be effectively used by critical discourse analysts. Our research is based on analysis of a 140-million-word British news articles about refugees, asylum seekers, immigrants and migrants (collectively RASIM). We discuss how processes such as collocation concordance were able identify common categories representation RASIM well directing analysts representative texts in order carry out...

The idea that text in a particular field of discourse is organized into lexical patterns, which can be visualized as networks words collocate with each other, was originally proposed by Phillips (1983). This has important theoretical implications for our understanding the relationship between lexis and (ultimately) community/the mind speaker. Although approaches to date have offered different possibilities constructing collocation networks, we argue they not yet successfully operationalized...

This article focuses on the use of collocations in language learning research (LLR). Collocations, as units formulaic language, are becoming prominent our understanding and use; however, while number corpus‐based LLR studies is growing, there still a need for deeper factors that play role establishing two words corpus can be considered to collocates. In this we critically review both application measures used identify collocability between nature relationship Particular attention paid...

A corpus-based analysis of discourses refugees and asylum seekers was carried out on data taken from a range British newspapers texts the Office United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees website, both published in 2003. Concordances terms refugee(s) seeker(s) were examined grouped along patterns which revealed linguistic traces discourses. Discourses framed as packages, invaders, pests or water found newspaper texts, although there also cases negative UNHCR revealing how difficult it is...

Journal Article Collocation, Semantic Prosody, and Near Synonymy: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective Get access Richard Xiao, Xiao University of Lancaster Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Tony McEnery Applied Linguistics, Volume 27, Issue 1, March 2006, Pages 103–129, https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/ami045 Published: 01 2006 history Accepted: January 2005

This article uses methods from corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis to examine patterns of representation around the word Muslim in a 143 million British newspaper articles published between 1998 2009. Using tool Sketch Engine, an noun collocates found that following categories (in order frequency) were referenced: ethnic/national identity, characterizing/differentiating attributes, conflict, culture, religion, group/organizations. The 'conflict' category was be particularly...

Abstract This paper introduces the Spoken British National Corpus 2014, an 11.5-million-word corpus of orthographically transcribed conversations among L1 speakers English from across UK, recorded in years 2012–2016. After showing that a survey recent history corpora spoken justifies compilation this new corpus, we describe main stages BNC2014’s creation: design, data and metadata collection, transcription, XML encoding, annotation. In doing so aim to (i) encourage users approach with...

This alphabetic guide provides definitions and discussion of key terms used in corpus linguistics. Corpus data is being a growing number English Linguistics departments which have no record past research with data. the first comprehensive glossary many specialist linguistics will be useful for linguists non alike. Clearly written, by team experienced academics field, full coverage both traditional contemporary terminology. Entries are focused around following broad groupings: * Important...

This article explores and critically evaluates the potential contribution to discourse studies of topic modelling, a group machine learning methods which have been used with aim automatically discovering thematic information in large collections texts. We evaluate utility grouping texts into ‘topics’ emerging from collection online patient comments about National Health Service (NHS) England. take two approaches this, one inspired by adopted existing modelling research other using more...

The article discusses epistemic stance in spoken L2 production. Using a subset of the Trinity Lancaster Corpus production, we analysed speech 132 advanced speakers from different L1 and cultural backgrounds taking part four speaking tasks: one largely monologic presentation task three interactive tasks. study focused on types forms: adverbial, adjectival, verbal expressions. results showed systematic variation speakers' stance-taking choices across largest difference was found between...

Swearing is a part of everyday language use. To date it has been infrequently studied, though some recent work on swearing in American English, Australian English and British addressed the topic. Nonetheless, there still no systematic account swear-words English. In terms approaches, approached from points view history, lexicography, psycholinguistics semantics. There have few studies based sociolinguistic variables such as gender, age social class. Such study difficult absence corpus...