corpus analysis study in Applied Linguistics
Computational Linguistics is the branch of linguistics in which the techniques of computer science are applied to the analysis and synthesis of language and speech. Corpus-based studies follow two main pathways; either exploring available electronic corpora , or analyzing selected texts via computational analysis tools.
In a research paper, develop a corpus analysis study in the one of the following fields of Applied Linguistics: Stylistics, Discourse Analysis, Translation & Contrastive Studies, TEFL. Suggested levels of analysis are:
- Semantic prosody
- Collocations
- Idioms
- Lexical choices – Neologisms
- Syntactic structures (verbs, adverbs, modal verbs, conjunctions)
- Pragmatic structures: hedges, deixis (pronouns)
Paper
- Introduction
- Background
- Aim of your paper / Research Question
- Theoretical Background (use 3 sources)
- Review of Literature (Mention at least 2 previous studies on your topic. You should mention the aim of each study and the findings of each study[unique_solution]
- Methodology
- Materials / Tools
- Data Analysis (including snapshots)
- Results & Discussion
- Conclusion
- Summary
- Limitations
- Implications/Recommendations for further research
References
Appendix (snapshots of your data which is excluded from the word count)
* Remarks
- Include a cover page (including your name, ID #, and title of the paper)
- No headers or footers are included (except page numbers)
- Your paper should follow APA style as per page numbering, in-text citation and referencing
- Your paper is to be written in Times New Roman, Font 12, Double space.
- Save your file on Turnitin with your name
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