People have a natural propensity to understand language text as a succession of smallish chunks, whether they are reading, writing, speaking or listening. Linguists have found that this propensity can shed light on the nature and structure of language, and there are many studies which attempt to… read more
After decades of being overlooked, corpus evidence is becoming an important component of the teaching and learning of languages. Above all, the profession needs guidance in the practicalities of using corpora, interpreting the results and applying them to the problems and opportunities of the… read more
This paper first appeared in Arcaini (ed.) 2000: La Traduzione (IV). Quaderni di Libre e Riviste d'Italia, 43; Roma: Ministerio per i bene e le attività culturali. For this publication it has been lightly revised, and the bibliography updated.
Editors’ introductionSinclair, like Coulthard, Darnton and Edge & Wharton in this volume, concerns himself with the uses andusability of text. Where Coulthard concerns himself with a text user’s need to detect and investigate plagiarismin existing sets of text, and Darnton and Edge & Wharton with… read more
This paper first appeared in Arcaini (ed.) 2000: La Traduzione (IV). Quaderni di Libre e Riviste d’Italia, 43; Roma: Ministerio per i bene e le attività culturali. For this publication it has been lightly revised, and the bibliography updated.
This paper1 contrasts two views on the analysis of language. In one view, language is primarily seen as a carrier of messages in sentences whose propo-sitional content can be retrieved, and symbolised in a knowledge base. In the other, language is seen as a means of communication that deals in… read more
