Introducing Electronic Text Analysis : A Practical Guide for Language and Literary Studies PDF
by Svenja Adolphs
Description
Introducing Electronic Text Analysis is a practical and much needed introduction to corpora - bodies of linguistic data. Written specifically for students studying this topic for the first time, the book begins with a discussion of the underlying principles of electronic text analysis. It then examines how these corpora enhance our understanding of literary and non-literary works.
In the first section the author introduces the concepts of concordance and lexical frequency, concepts which are then applied to a range of areas of language study. Key areas examined are the use of on-line corpora to complement traditional stylistic analysis, and the ways in which methods such as concordance and frequency counts can reveal a particular ideology within a text.
Presenting an accessible and thorough understanding of the underlying principles of electronic text analysis, the book contains abundant illustrative examples and a glossary with definitions of main concepts. It will also be supported by a companion website with links to on-line corpora so that students can apply their knowledge to further study.
The accompanying website to this book can be found at http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/0415320216
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- Pages:176 pages
- Publisher:Taylor and Francis
- Publication Date:30/08/2006
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:176 pages
- Publisher:Taylor and Francis
- Publication Date:30/08/2006
- Category:
- ISBN:9780203087701
