Using Corpora in Discourse Analysis (Bloomsbury Discourse)

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How can you carry out discourse analysis using corpus linguistics? What research questions should I ask? Which methods should you use and when? What is a collocational network or a key cluster? Introducing the major techniques, methods and tools for corpus-assisted analysis of discourse, this book answers these questions and more, showing readers how to best use corpora in their analyses of discourse. Using carefully tailored case studies, each chapter is devoted to a central technique, including frequency, concordancing and keywords, going step by step through the process of applying different analytical procedures. Introducing a wide range of different corpora, from holiday brochures to political debates, the book considers the key debates and latest advances in the field. Fully revised and updated, this new edition includes: - A new chapter on how to conduct research projects in corpus-based discourse analysis - Completely rewritten chapters on collocation and advanced techniques, using a corpus of jihadist propaganda texts and covering topics such as social media and visual analysis - Coverage of major tools, including CQPweb, AntConc, Sketch Engine and #LancsBox - Discussion of newer techniques including the derivation of lockwords and the comparison of multiple data sets for diachronic analysis With exercises, discussion questions and suggested further readings in each chapter, this book is an excellent guide to using corpus linguistics techniques to carry out discourse analysis. Cover Halftitle page Series page Title page Copyright page Contents Figures Tables Preface Acknowledgements 1 Introduction Corpus linguistics Discourse The emergence of CADS Advantages of the CADS approach Some concerns Structure of the book 2 The First Stages Introduction Choosing a topic Background reading Reflecting on the analyst position Working as part of a team Forming research questions Stages of analysis Choosing a corpus analysis tool Engaging with others Conclusion 3 Corpus Building Introduction Some types of corpora Capturing data Copyright and ethics Cleaning the corpus Annotation Using a reference corpus Conclusion 4 Frequency, Dispersion and Distribution Introduction Join the club Frequency counts Considering clusters Concordance plots Comparing demographic frequencies Conclusion 5 Concordances Introduction Investigating discourses of refugees Analysing a randomised sample Sorting concordances Semantic preference and discourse prosody Points of concern Conclusion 6 Collocates Introduction Deriving collocates Categorising collocates Collocational networks Word Sketches Conclusion 7 Keyness Frequency revisited Introducing keyness Analysis of keywords Similarities and lockwords Key clusters Key categories Conclusion 8 Going Beyond the Basics Introduction Triangulation and analysis of samples Change over time Working with different languages Spoken analysis Visual analysis Social media Metaphor A final point 9 Conclusion Introduction Corpus building Corpus analysis The impact of corpus based research To the future Notes Glossary References Index