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LINGUIST List 21.2028

Thu Apr 29 2010

Confs: Text/Corpus Linguistics/UK

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        1.    Ramesh Krishnamurthy, Aston Corpus Linguistics Summer School for Beginners
Message 1: Aston Corpus Linguistics Summer School for Beginners
Date: 28-Apr-2010
From: Ramesh Krishnamurthy <r.krishnamurthyaston.ac.uk>
Subject: Aston Corpus Linguistics Summer School for Beginners
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Aston Corpus Linguistics Summer School for Beginners

Date: 02-Aug-2010 - 06-Aug-2010
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Contact: Ramesh Krishnamurthy
Contact Email: r.krishnamurthyaston.ac.uk
Meeting URL: http://acorn.aston.ac.uk/SummerSchool.html

Linguistic Field(s): Text/Corpus Linguistics

Meeting Description:

The Aston Corpus Linguistics Summer School for Beginners will involve a mixture
of explanatory talks and hands-on sessions, to familiarise participants with the
basic concepts of Corpus Linguistics, and link theory to practice. Participants
will have the opportunity to work with more experienced teachers and
researchers, as well as to meet other students. A certificate of attendance will
be awarded to all participants. The tutors will introduce participants to a
range of topics:

1. Introduction to Corpus Linguistics (history, theory, methodology)
2. Corpus Design and Creation (data sources, copyright, formats)
3. Types of Corpora (written/spoken, general/specialist, static/dynamic,
synchronic/diachronic)
4. Corpus Software (AntConc, WordSmith Tools, SketchEngine, etc)
5. Corpus Analysis (word frequency lists, concordances, collocation, keywords)
6. Applications of Corpus Linguistics (e.g. Linguistic Research, Language
Learning and Teaching, Lexicography, Translation, Forensic Linguistics)
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