Text and technology : in honour of John Sinclair / / edited by Mona Baker, Gill Francis, Elena Tognini-Bonelli

• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1993
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (373 p.)
• Disciplina: 401/.41
• Soggetto topico: Discourse analysis; Computational linguistics; Linguistics - Methodology; Technology
• Altri autori: BakerMona FrancisGill Tognini-BonelliElena SinclairJohn McHardy <1933-2007.>
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: TEXT AND TECHNOLOGY In Honour of John Sinclair; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Foreword; British Traditions in Text Analysis From Firth to Sinclair; 1. Spoken and Written Discourse; Inexplicitness A Feature of Naturalness in Conversation; Topic as a Dynamic Element in Spoken Discourse; Interpreting Multi-act Moves in Spoken Discourse; Theme and Prospection in Written Discourse; Professional Conflict Disagreement in Academic Discourse; 2. Corpus Studies: Theory and Practice; A Corpus-Driven Approach to Grammar Principles, Methods and Examples ; Irony in the Text or Insincerity in the Writer? The Diagnostic Potential of Semantic ProsodiesCorpus Evidence of Language Change The Case of the Intensifier; Interpretative Nodes in Discourse Actual and Actually; Who Can Make Nice A Better Word Than Pretty? Collocation, Translation, and Psycholinguistics; Corpus Linguistics and Translation Studies Implications and Applications; 3. Text and Technology: Computational Tools; A Prototype Boundary Marker; From Firth Principles Computational Tools for the Study of Collocation ; Statistical Methods and Large Corpora A New Tool for Describing Text TypesThe Automatic Analysis of Dictionaries Parsing Cobuild Explanations; Teaching,Text and Technology A Hypermedia Environment; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Text and Technology focuses on three major areas of modern linguistics: discourse analysis, corpus-driven analysis of language, and computational linguistics. The volume starts off with a description of the various British traditions in text analysis by Michael Stubbs. The first section "Spoken and Written Discourse" contains contributions by Martin Warren, Mohd Dahan Hazadiah., Amy B.M. Tsui, Anna Mauranen and Susan Hunston. The next section on corpus-driven analysis "Corpus Studies: Theory and Practice" contains contributions by Gill Francis, Bill Louw, Allan Partington, Elena Tognini
• Titolo autorizzato: Text and technology
• ISBN: 9786613092717; 90-272-8587-X; 1-283-09271-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824052303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II