Corpus pragmatics / / Daniela Landert, Daria Dayter, Thomas C. Messerli, Miriam A. Locher.

This Element discusses the challenges and opportunities that different types of corpora offer for the study of pragmatic phenomena. The focus lies on a hands-on approach to methods and data that provides orientation for methodological decisions. In addition, the Element identifies areas in which new...

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, United Kingdom ;, New York, NY : : Cambridge University Press,, 2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in pragmatics,
Physical Description:1 online resource (84 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction; 2. Corpora and their characteristics: challenges and opportunities for pragmatic research; 3. Corpus-driven approaches with self-compiled corpora; 4. Corpus-assisted approaches with self-compiled corpora; 5. Compatibility and comparability: combining existing corpora; 6. Scalability: meaningful pragmatics with large data; 7. Multimodality: integrating non-verbal information; 8. Open issues and outlook; Appendix A: Corpora; Appendix B: Corpus tools and additional resources References.