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Comparing lexical bundles across the introduction, method and results sections of the research article
Despite the prolific amount of research into the discourse structure of the research article (RA), comparisons between the different sections of this important register have been extremely rare. This study is an attempt ...
Doing Corpus Linguistics
Doing Corpus Linguistics is intended as a textbook to be used in introductory courses on corpus linguistics. The premise behind the book is that, as reflected in the title, corpus methodology can best be learned through ...
Evaluating the pedagogic value of multiword expressions based on EFL teachers’ and advanced learners’ value judgments
Formulaic language has been found to play an important role in second language acquisition, comprehension and production. Therefore, the need for a list of frequent and useful multiword expressions to be included in the ...
A Historical Profile of Persian Loan Words in the English Language
English is known by many linguists for its almost-unparalleled proclivity to accept loan words from other languages, most notably French, Latin and Greek. However, other languages, such as Persian, have also contributed ...
Improving second language writing through small learner corpora
This workshop will show teachers how they can compile their own small classroom corpus and use it to teach writing in the second language classroom. Examples from a real corpus of learner essays will be used to introduce ...