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Corpus linguistics, applied linguistics & technology in language education
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Pascual Pérez-Paredes, Applied linguistics, Corpus linguistics, Corpora SACODEYL, learner language, European projects, Research Source: perezparedes.blogspot.com.es See on Scoop.it – Applied linguistics and knowledge engineering
LINDSEI-TR: A New Spoken Corpus of Advanced Learners of EnglishBy Abdurrahman Kilimci Cukurova University, Faculty of Education, English Language Teaching Department, Balcalı, Adana, Turkey Abstract The aim of the present study is to describe the LINDSEI-TR, the Turkish component of the LINDSEI (the Louvain International Database of Spoken English), which was initiated to compile a … Read more
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From data to evidence in English language research: Big data, rich data, uncharted data ***Conference in Helsinki, Finland, 19-22 October 2015*** To diversify the discussion of data explosion in the humanities, the Research Unit for Variation, Contacts and Change in English (VARIENG) is organising an academic conference that addresses the use of new data sources, … Read more
I talked recently with Steven Pinker, author of The Language Instinct and other books about language and the mind, about his new book, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century. This seems like quite a different topic from your previous books. Why write about style? For… Source: www.slate.com See on Scoop.it … Read more