Books related to corpora

The titles here are from the CORPUSLab series: two books related to phrasal verb usage. The series will be expanded with a series of discipline-specific guides to academic writing. The first one is Academic Writing in the Social Sciences. Related titles will cover Economics, Arts & Humanities, and Psychology.

You can download sample units:
Phrasal Verbs.
Business Phrasal Verbs.
Academic Writing: Social Science.

Older books

Included in the list are two titles from our backlist that are still very much relevant and useful if you are starting to explore the use of corpora in language learning. These selected books are from pioneers in data-driven learning.

Books

CORPUSLab Books

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    Business Phrasal Words This book introduces the most commons phrasal verbs used in Business English. It is based on corpus data and uses corpus-based examples throughout. Download sample units here. This title is available on Amazon or here as an e-book for individual purchase for $9.95. Click on the BUY NOW button below. The transaction and link to the software is processed through e-junkie.com. You will be directed to Paypal where you can pay by credit card. You will then be given the link to download the pdf file. You will also be sent the link via email.
     

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    Phrasal Verbs Phrasal Verbs is a guide that introduces the most commons phrasal verbs in American English and uses corpus-based examples throughout. This title is available on Amazon or here as an e-book for individual purchase for $9.95. Click on the BUY NOW button below. The transaction and link to the software is processed through e-junkie.com. You will be directed to Paypal where you can pay by credit card. You will then be given the link to download the pdf file. You will also be sent the link via email.
     

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    Academic Writing in Social Science blah blahs.

Older Books

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    Learning with Corpora This volume published in 2001 elegantly and comprehensively illustrates the connection between corpora and language learning. Learning with Corpora edited by Guy Aston includes the following topics:
    Corpora in language pedagogy: an overview, Guy Aston
    Corpora and their uses in language research, Alan Partington

    Corpus-based description in teaching and learning, Alan Partington
    The pedagogic use of spoken corpora, Daniela Zorzi
    The learner as researcher, Laura Gavioli
    Integrating corpus work into an academic reading course, Ray Brodine
    Corpora, translation, and language learning, Federico Zanettin
    Exploring cultural connotations through ad hoc corpora, Franco Bertaccini and Guy Aston
    A learner explores general language corpora, Silvia Bernardini. The book is available at Amazon. The book in pdf form can be purchased for $9.95 using the following Buy Now button.
     

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    Concordances in the Classroom 1997 This The book is available at Amazon. The book in pdf form can be purchased for $9.95 using the following Buy Now button.