Understanding Development and Proficiency in Writing: Quantitative Corpus Linguistic Approaches

Quantitative corpus research on written language development has grown in recent years, but it is important to have a strong understanding of its methodological foundations and empirical evidence base. This book provides a comprehensive discussion of research in this area, covering both first and second language learning contexts, and establishes a coherent theoretical framework and reviews studies published over the last seventy years. It is an essential reference work for academic researchers and students of first and second language writing.

Format: Hardback
Length: 340 pages
Publication date: 18 March 2021
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Quantitative corpus research on written language development has experienced a remarkable surge in recent years, fueled by the remarkable advancements in software technology that enable efficient and accurate analysis of vast volumes of learner writing. To fully harness the potential of this field, researchers must possess a solid grasp of its methodological underpinnings and have a thorough understanding of the existing empirical evidence base upon which it can be built. This comprehensive book offers the most thorough and up-to-date examination of research in this domain. Spanning both first and second language learning contexts, it presents a coherent theoretical framework and systematically reviews studies published over the past seventy years to establish what insights such research has yielded, as well as the gaps in our knowledge, and the directions for future research. As a timely and original contribution, this book serves as an indispensable reference for academic researchers and students engaged in the study of first and second language writing.

Weight: 510g
Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108477628