Web As Corpus: Theory and Practice (Corpus and Discourse)

Gatto, Maristella

ISBN 10: 1441161120 / ISBN 13: 9781441161123

Published by Bloomsbury Academic, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Web As Corpus: Theory and Practice (Corpus and Discourse)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441161120
• ISBN 13: 9781441161123
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Is the internet a suitable linguistic corpus? How can we use it in corpus techniques? What are the special properties that we need to be aware of? This book answers those questions.

The Web is an exponentially increasing source of language and corpus linguistics data. From gigantic static information resources to user-generated Web 2.0 content, the breadth and depth of information available is breathtaking – and bewildering. This book explores the theory and practice of the “web as corpus”. It looks at the most common tools and methods used and features a plethora of examples based on the author's own teaching experience. This book also bridges the gap between studies in computational linguistics, which emphasize technical aspects, and studies in corpus linguistics, which focus on the implications for language theory and use.

About the Authors

Maristella Gatto is a Researcher and Lecturer in English Language and Translation at the Faculty of Modern Languages, University of Bari, Italy.

Michaela Mahlberg is Humboldt-Professor and Professor of Digital Humanities at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.

Gavin Brookes is Senior Research Associate within the ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science in the Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University, UK.