University Language: A Corpus-based Study of Spoken And Written Registers - Couverture souple

Biber, Douglas

 
9789027222961: University Language: A Corpus-based Study of Spoken And Written Registers
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 9027222967 ISBN 13 : 9789027222961
Editeur : John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2006

Synopsis

University students must cope with a bewildering array of registers, not only to learn academic content, but also to understand course expectations and requirements. While many previous studies have investigated academic writing, we know comparatively little about academic speech; and no linguistic study to date has investigated the range of academic and advising/management registers that students encounter. This book is a first step towards filling this gap. Based on analysis of the T2K-SWAL Corpus, the book describes university registers from several different perspectives, including: vocabulary patterns; the use of lexico-grammatical and syntactic features; the expression of stance; the use of extended collocations ('lexical bundles'); and a Multi-Dimensional analysis of the overall patterns of register variation. All linguistic patterns are interpreted in functional terms, resulting in an overall characterization of the typical kinds of language that students encounter in university registers: academic and non-academic; spoken and written.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

University students must cope with a bewildering array of registers, not only to learn academic content, but also to understand course expectations and requirements. While many previous studies have investigated academic writing, we know comparatively little about academic speech; and no linguistic study to date has investigated the range of academic and advising/management registers that students encounter. This book is a first step towards filling this gap. Based on analysis of the T2K-SWAL Corpus, the book describes university registers from several different perspectives, including: vocabulary patterns; the use of lexico-grammatical and syntactic features; the expression of stance; the use of extended collocations ('lexical bundles'); and a Multi-Dimensional analysis of the overall patterns of register variation. All linguistic patterns are interpreted in functional terms, resulting in an overall characterization of the typical kinds of language that students encounter in university registers: academic and non-academic; spoken and written.

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Éditeur
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9027222967
ISBN 13 
9789027222961
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
269
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  9027222959 ISBN 13 :  9789027222954
Editeur : John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2006
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