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.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 340 pages
\n Publication date: 18 March 2021
\n Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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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 collections 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 serves as the most comprehensive exploration of research in this domain to date. 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 is an indispensable resource for academic researchers and students engaged in the study of first and second language writing.

\n Weight: 374g\n
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781108725804\n \n