Corpus linguistics, applied linguistics & technology in language education
perezparedes Ben Clarke The ideological representation of benefit claimants in UK print media 2010 – 2014 2.3 M corpus benefits clsimant(s) search criteria Adjectival constructions Adjective lemmas are ranked hard number 40 tough number 53 enTenTen13 score Tough on is significant in the corpus Tough patterns Benefit claimants: scroungers tougher conditions, curbs on Prepositions and … Read more
Yukio Tono Linguistic feature extraction and evaluation using machine learning to identify “criterial” grammar constructions for the CEFR levels L2 learner profile English Profile – CEFR for Englsih Criterial features: Hawkins & Filipovic 2012 CEFR-J RLD Project: aim prepare list of vocabulary and grammar item to be taught and assessed at each CEFR level CEFR … Read more
Lynne Flowerdew Language learning theories underpinning corpus-based pedagogy The noticing hypothesis (Schmidt) Attention consciously drawn Noticing linked to frequency counts Implicit vs explicit learning Constructivist learning Learners engage in discovery learning Inductive learning Cognitive skills, problem solving to understand new data Widmann et al. 2011: the more possible starting points for exploitation, the more likely for … Read more
Learner corpus research: a fast-growing interdisciplinary field Sylviane Granger LCR IS an interdisciplinary research Design: learner and taks variables to control Not only English language Method: CIA (Granger, 1996) and computer-aided error analysis Wider spectrum of linguistic analysis Interpretation: focus on transfer but this is changing; growing integration of SLA theory Applications: few up-and-running … Read more
Corpus Linguistics 2015, University of Lancaster, 21-24 July Yu Yuan: “Exploring the variation in world Learner Englishes: A multidimensional analysis of L2 written corpora” 109 features included in the analysis RQ: Can Biber’s model be extended? How do features co-occur in learner English? Data ICLE 1.0 (Granger, 2002) SWEECL 2.0 (Wen & Wang, 2008) … Read more
Through the corpora list & Prof. Mark Davies :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: We are pleased to announce the release of the 1.6 billion word Hansard Corpus . The corpus is part of the SAMUELS project and has been funded by the AHRC (UK). The Hansard Corpus contains 1.6 billion words from 7.6 million speeches in the British Parliament from … Read more