The aim of this course is to introduce the field of corpus linguistics and corpus-based methodology for the linguistic study of English. General issues about the design, collection and analysis of corpus material will be discussed. In practical sessions students will learn how to search and analyse text corpora using software tools. Students will develop the ability to describe and discuss the extent to which language usage varies and can be tracked with reference to genuine examples attested in corpora.
With this course students will acquire skills in:
• the principles and methodology of English corpus linguistics;
• the practical use of linguistic corpora and related software;
• the discussion of specialized literature on corpus linguistics;
• the presentation of research results.
Contingency plan
1. Modifications to the contents
2. Methodologies
*Teaching methodologies that are maintained
*Teaching methodologies that are modified
3. Mechanisms for personalized attention to students
4. Modifications in the evaluation
*Evaluation observations:
5. Modifications to the bibliography or webgraphy
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.
Subjects
