Bridging the gap between linguistic theory and practice, this timely book demonstrates the transformative potential of corpus linguistics research and methods across a wide range of contexts. With contributions from a diverse range of authors, this book provides contemporary reflections on both established applications in language education, as well as emergent contexts in which corpus methods are driving social change, such as the media and law. Each chapter provides case studies that clearly demonstrate pathways from theory and analysis to application and impact, making the theory accessible without assuming specialised knowledge of specific contexts. Featuring the development of innovative methods and tools, the book shows readers that corpus linguistics is a discipline attuned to both methodological and societal impact. Showcasing the cutting-edge contributions that corpus linguistics is making to contemporary applied linguistics, this book is essential reading for academics, professionals, and anyone interested in the practical application of language data.
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With case studies from diverse contexts, this book shows and critically reflects on applications of corpus linguistics research and methods.
List of figures, List of tables, List of editors and contributors;
1.
Applying corpus linguistics Gavin Brookes, Niall Curry and Robbie Love;
2.
'Cutting out the middleman': doing DDL in the secondary school classroom
without a corpus linguist Peter Crosthwaite and Alicia Gazmuri Sanhueza;
3.
Investigating user perceptions of a corpus-informed DDL resource: user
experiences of collocaid Geraint Paul Rees;
4. Applying a corpus-based DDL
intervention in the private English language sector in Ireland Cristina
Apavaloae and Fiona Farr;
5. Using corpus linguistics in formulaic language
learning Phoebe Lin;
6. Applying corpus research indirectly to language
teaching materials and assessment development Niall Curry, Geraldine Mark,
Hyoshin Lee, Tony McEnery, Graham Burton, Tony Clark and Dongkwang Shin;
7.
Informing teaching practice through corpus research: the growth in grammar
project Philip Durrant and Debra Myhill;
8. Building a longitudinal learner
corpus for Swiss German sign language: potential applications Alessia
Battisti and Sarah Ebling;
9. Using CADS research to critique representations
of Muslims in the UK press Paul Baker and Tony McEnery;
10. Examining the
uptake of media guidelines: a corpus analysis of obesity representation in
Australian and UK news Monika Bednarek, Carly Bray, Tara Coltman-Patel and
Catriona Bonfiglioli;
11. Challenging online misogyny: the application of
corpus linguistics in the MANTRaP project Mark McGlashan, Jessica Aiston,
Veronika Koller and Alexandra Krendel;
12. Using corpus-assisted approaches
to explore UK police crisis negotiation Dawn Archer;
13. Afterword: from
applications to impact Pascual Pérez-Paredes.
Gavin Brookes is Reader in Linguistics at Lancaster University. He is a Fulbright Scholar and UKRI Future Leader Fellow. He is associate editor of the International Journal of Corpus Linguistics and co-edits the Corpus and Discourse book series and Cambridge Elements in Critical Discourse Studies. Niall Curry is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is co-editor of the Routledge Applied Corpus Linguistics and Routledge Corpus Linguistics Guides book series, and section editor of the Elsevier Encyclopaedia of Language and Linguistics. He is also a GERAS international correspondent and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Robbie Love is Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at Aston University. He is the author of Overcoming Challenges in Corpus Construction (2020) and co-author of Reading Habits in the COVID-19 Pandemic (2024). He sits on the Executive Committee of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL).
