1st Edition
Trust the Text Language, Corpus and Discourse
224 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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John Sinclair is one of the major figures in applied linguistics and his work is essential study for students.
This accessible book collects in one volume Sinclair's key papers on written discourse structure, lexis patterns, phraseology, corpus analysis, lexicography and linguistic theory from the 1990s. All the papers have been edited and updated for this book. The clear and accessible introduction helps students to navigate his key themes and arguments, making the volume an ideal companion for those coming to Sinclair's more recent writings for the first time.
Dedication, Acknowledgements, Introduction, PART I Foundations, PART II The organization of text, PART III Lexis and grammar, Notes, References, Index of authors and names, Index of themes
Biography
Ronald Carter, John Sinclair
' ... the book contains valuable insights from which both discourse analysts and corpus linguistics will benefit.' - BaaL News