Quantifying lexical usage: vocabulary pertaining to ecosystems and the environment
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2013-03-31Subjects
corpus linguisticsenvironment
National Ecosystem Assessmen
sketch engine
collocations
Subject Categories::Q110 Applied Linguistics
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A recent development in corpus linguistics has been the integration of critical discourse methodologies, which allow in-depth contextual and qualitative analyses, with corpus linguistic methodologies, which allow broader quantitative analyses. Our study is a contribution to this approach. We present the methods used in a study of vocabulary pertaining to the environment, undertaken as part of the UK National Ecosystem Assessment. A clear and replicable methodology was developed and applied to three custom-built specialised web corpora and a reference web corpus; automatic analysis of collocations found using the Sketch Engine was complemented by manual analysis; and a small-scale replicability check was carried out to ensure that investigator divergence was minimal. We outline the approach and some of the key findings, and we also suggest areas for further refinement/investigation.Citation
Wild K, Church A, McCarthy D, Burgess J (2013) 'Quantifying lexical usage: vocabulary pertaining to ecosystems and the environment', Corpora, 8 (1), pp.53-79.Publisher
Edinburgh University PressJournal
CorporaAdditional Links
https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/cor.2013.0034Type
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enISSN
1749-5032EISSN
1755-1676Sponsors
Part funded by 2011 United Kingdom National Ecosystem Assessment (http://uknea.unep-wcmc.org/)ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.3366/cor.2013.0034
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