Review of Using Corpora in Discourse Analysis

Rostambeik Tafreshi, Atoosa; Amiri, Mohammad Aref

Document Type : Research

Authors

¹ Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies

² PhD Student of Linguistics, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies

Abstract

Using Corpora in Discourse Analysis by Paul Baker is published by Continuum, in 2006 and consists of 207 pages. The book focuses on two main subjects, trying to create a connection between discourse analysis and corpus linguistics. Discourse analysis which is an interdisciplinary field by nature, has recently been the focus of many linguistic studies, especially the ones that are related to sociolinguistics. A corpus is a collection of written or spoken texts that can be used as data in linguistic descriptions and analyses. Analyzing a linguistic corpus which is usually done by computers, can be very comprehensive and can cover a lot of textual facts. The main objective of this book is to show that it is possible to combine a proper analysis of linguistic elements with a socio-critical interpretation of these features. Some of the strong points of the book are as follows: comprehensive account of methodological aspects, using real examples, displaying the procedures using figures and diagrams, and explaining the advantages and disadvantages of the suggested methods. Baker introduces different and various data analysis methods, which can be used in corpus-based discourse analysis. In this article, Using Corpora in Discourse Analysis by Paul Baker is reviewed, and its strong and weak points are discussed

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Linguistics and Ancient Languages

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Review of Using Corpora in Discourse Analysis

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Volume 16, Issue 41
January 2017
Pages 153-173

Review of Using Corpora in Discourse Analysis

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Volume 16, Issue 41January 2017Pages 153-173

Volume 16, Issue 41
January 2017
Pages 153-173