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 the actual, hands-on use...

Benefiting from a corpus based design, this paper attempts to compare acknowledgments across three academic disciplines written by Turkish and Iranian authors in terms of the formulaic language employed. Studies into the ...

To predict syntactic complexity in second/foreign language writing, some studies have advocated the use of T-unit and clausal subordination measures while others have argued for the use of phrase-based measures. This study ...

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 ...

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 ...

Phrasal verbs are a notoriously difficult feature of English for most EFL/ESL learners to master. In addition to formal instruction, frequent exposure to these forms could at the very least foster their receptive learning. ...

Given the importance of effective communication among members of various academic disciplines, the research article has gained immense popularity among linguists, hoping to inform academic writing instructors and advanced ...

Considering the role of academic writing in the dissemination of research findings among

members of scientific communities, efforts have been made by language specialists to achieve

a more detailed understanding ...

This paper aims to cross-culturally inspect the interpersonal and textual features in research

articles within a single discipline, Knowledge Management. The purpose of this study is to

examine the two groups ...