Lancaster University - Corpus Linguistics: Method, Analysis, Interpretation
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Corpus Linguistics: Method, Analysis, Interpretation at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 8 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,763 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Corpus Linguistics: Method, Analysis, Interpretation at FutureLearn Highlights
- Duration 8 weeks
- Weekly study 3 hours
Corpus Linguistics: Method, Analysis, Interpretation at FutureLearn Course details
- On this course, you'll get a practical introduction to corpus linguistics, an extremely versatile methodology of language analysis using computers.
- Over eight weeks, you'll build the skills necessary to collect and analyze large digital collections of text (corpora).
- You'll be introduced to a number of topics demonstrating the use of corpora in areas as diverse as discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and language learning and teaching.
Corpus Linguistics: Method, Analysis, Interpretation at FutureLearn Curriculum
Introduction to corpus linguistics
Introduction to the corpus linguistics course and the FutureLearn platform
Introduction to corpus linguistics
Test your knowledge
How to analyse a corpus - practical activity
Readings for week 1
Week 1 discussion
In conversation with Elena Semino
More information about corpus linguistics
A look at language
A look at language
Test your knowledge
How to analyse a corpus - practical activity
Readings for week 2
Week 2 discussion
In conversation with Geoffrey Leech and Michael Hoey
Supplementary materials for week 2
Compare and contrast ? corpus based discourse analysis
Compare and contrast - corpus based discourse analysis
Test your knowledge
How to analyse a corpus - practical activity
Readings for week 3
Week 3 discussion
In conversation with Paul Baker, Steve Young and Basil Germond
Supplementary materials for week 3
How do you build a corpus?
Build a corpus
How to analyse a corpus - practical activity
Readings for week 4
Week 4 discussion
Week 4 assessment
In conversation with Kearsy Cormier, Alistair Baron, Vaclav Brezina and Paul Rayson
Supplementary materials for week 4
Corpus linguistics and sociolinguistics
Looking at social variation through corpora
Test your knowledge
How to analyse a corpus - practical activity
Readings for week 5
Week 5 discussion
In conversation with Miriam Meyerhoff, Jonathan Culpeper, Claire Hardaker and Mike Scott
Supplementary materials for week 5
Textbook and dictionary construction
Textbook and dictionary construction
Test your knowledge
How to analyse a corpus - practical activity
Readings for week 6
Week 6 discussion
In conversation with Sally Bushell, Ian Gregory, Michael Hoey, Stephen Pumfrey, Adam Kilgarriff and Michael Rundell
Supplementary materials for week 6
Language learning and corpus linguistics
Language learning and corpus linguistics
Test your knowledge
How to analyse a corpus - practical activity
Readings for week 7
Week 7 discussion
In conversation with Costas Gabrielatos, Chris Tribble, Patrick Hanks and Elaine Boyd
Supplementary materials for week 7
Speech - a swearing extravaganza
A swearing extravaganza
How to analyse a corpus - practical activity
Readings for week 8
Week 8 discussion
Final Assessment
Concluding activity
In conversation with Geoffrey Leech, Doug Biber and Vaclav Brezina
Supplementary materials for week 8
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