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In:Small Corpus Studies and ELT: Theory and practice
Edited by Mohsen Ghadessy, Alex Henry and Robert L. Roseberry
[Studies in Corpus Linguistics 5] 2001
► pp. v–vi

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Published online: 30 October 2001
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Table of contents

Prefacevii
Introductionxvii
Section I: Corpus analysis: from large to small
1. Large corpora, small corpora, and the learning of “language”3
Section II: Tools for small corpus analysis
2. Using small corpora to investigate learner needs: Two vocabulary research tools31
3. Comparing corpora and identifying key words, collocations, and frequency distributions through the Word Smith Tools suite of computer programs47
Section III: Analysing and teaching language variation in genres through small corpora
4. Concordancing as a tool in course design71
5. Using a small corpus to obtain data for teaching a genre93
6. Small corpora and language variation: Reflexivity across genres135
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7. Investigating and teaching genres using the World Wide Web175
Section IV: Small corpora and the investigation of English structure
8. Classroom use of a systemic functional small learner corpus207
9. Specialised corpus, local and functional grammars237
Section V: Using parallel corpora as a source of classroom data
10. Collecting, aligning and analysing parallel corpora279
11. Corpus, comparison, culture: Doing the same things differently in different cultures311
12. Small corpora and translation: Comparing thematic organization in two languages335
Section VI: Using learner corpora in ELT
13. The exploitation of small learner corpora in EAP materials design363
14. Small corpora and teaching writing381
Name index409
Subject index415
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