Exploring Spoken English Learner Language Using Corpora Learner Talk
This book presents a corpus-based study of spoken learner language produced by university-level ESL students in the classroom. Using contemporary theories as a guide and employing cutting-edge corpus analysis tools and methods, the authors analyse a varie
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Eric Friginal, Joseph J. Lee, Brittany Polat, and Audrey Roberson
Exploring Spoken English Learner Language Using Corpora ‘Finally, some principled empirically-based information on qualities of spoken language in context! For several decades, a promise of second language (L2) corpus linguistics has been to revolutionize ways of teaching English to speakers of other languages. But prior to this book’s publication, most L2 corpus resources have focused on genres of the written language. As a result, specialists in research and teaching of the spoken language have felt somewhat frustrated. We are intrigued by the great potential corpus tools offer since we witness the many exciting ways in which they are applied to the written language. Partly because spoken corpora are notably more difficult to generate and analyze, the infusion of corpus tools into research and teaching of the spoken language has been limited. This book goes far in alleviating such concerns since it expands the landscape of corpus studies to include several core genres of the spoken language.’ —John Murphy Georgia State University, USA ‘This is a long-awaited volume presenting a brief introduction to corpus linguistics and a variety of excellent corpus-based studies on spoken learner language in the university setting. The authors provide a historical overview of the research in this area, offer a range of new approaches to the analysis, introduce accessible learner corpora, and discuss pedagogical applications. The reader finds a stateof-the-art picture of research and plenty of ideas for future directions to analyze spoken learner language. I highly recommend this volume to researchers and students alike.’ —Eniko Csomay San Diego State University, USA
Eric Friginal Joseph J. Lee • Brittany Polat Audrey Roberson
Exploring Spoken English Learner Language Using Corpora Learner Talk
Eric Friginal Applied Linguistics and ESL Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia, USA Brittany Polat Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Joseph J. Lee Ohio University Athens, Ohio, USA Audrey Roberson Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, New York, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-59899-4 ISBN 978-3-319-59900-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-59900-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017946322 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and re
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