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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