Trust the Text: Language, Corpus and Discourse - Rilegato

Sinclair, John

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ISBN 10: 0415317673 ISBN 13: 9780415317672

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2004

Riassunto

John Sinclair is one of the major figures in applied linguistics and his work is essential study for students.
This accessible book collects in one volume Sinclair's key papers on written discourse structure, lexis patterns, phraseology, corpus analysis, lexicography and linguistic theory from the 1990s. All the papers have been edited and updated for this book. The clear and accessible introduction helps students to navigate his key themes and arguments, making the volume an ideal companion for those coming to Sinclair's more recent writings for the first time.

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' ... the book contains valuable insights from which both discourse analysts and corpus linguistics will benefit.' - BaaL News

Product Description:

John Sinclair is one of the most influential figures in world linguistics, an innovator who revolutionized the study of spoken discourse and pioneered corpus-based research. In this definitive collection, papers reflecting his most important work of the past decade have been collated and organized into meaningful sections, providing a clear statement of Sinclair's thinking and research. Foundations oultines the major theoretical principles on which subsequent chapters are constructed; The Organization of the Text traces the development of Sinclair's insights into the relationship between text structure and dialogue; Lexus and Grammar presents core papers on the description of vocabulary, its relationship with grammar and the role of corpus analysis in describing lexical patterns. Featuring intorductions, summaries of key arguments and a full annotated bibliography of Sinclair's publications, Trust the Text is an essential addition to any linguist's bookshelf.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0415317673
• ISBN 13: 9780415317672
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 222
• Redattore: Carter Ronald