Learner corpora
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Ana Díaz-Negrillo
Abstract
Although still a relatively young field, learner corpus research is showing a remarkable rate of development that extends beyond corpus linguistics to other areas such as FLT, SLA research and, more recently, computational linguistics. This paper presents a state of the art overview of learner corpus research which illustrates the wide range of uses, users and activities that surround learner corpora. It provides a critical appraisal of what has been done so far and points to future lines of research.
Abstract
Although still a relatively young field, learner corpus research is showing a remarkable rate of development that extends beyond corpus linguistics to other areas such as FLT, SLA research and, more recently, computational linguistics. This paper presents a state of the art overview of learner corpus research which illustrates the wide range of uses, users and activities that surround learner corpora. It provides a critical appraisal of what has been done so far and points to future lines of research.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
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Section 1. Introduction
- Introduction 3
- Learner corpora 9
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Section 2. Compilation, annotation and exchangeability of learner corpus data
- Developing corpus interoperability for phonetic investigation of learner corpora 33
- Learner corpora and second language acquisition 65
- Competing target hypotheses in the Falko corpus 101
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Section 3. Automatic approaches to the identification of learner language features in learner corpus data
- Using learner corpora for automatic error detection and correction 127
- Automatic suprasegmental parameter extraction in learner corpora 151
- Criterial feature extraction using parallel learner corpora and machine learning 169
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Section 4. Analysis of learner corpus data
- Phonological acquisition in the French-English interlanguage 207
- Prosody in a contrastive learner corpus 227
- A corpus-based comparison of syntactic complexity in NNS and NS university students’ writing 249
- Analysing coherence in upper-intermediate learner writing 265
- Statistical tests for the analysis of learner corpus data 287
- Index 311
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
-
Section 1. Introduction
- Introduction 3
- Learner corpora 9
-
Section 2. Compilation, annotation and exchangeability of learner corpus data
- Developing corpus interoperability for phonetic investigation of learner corpora 33
- Learner corpora and second language acquisition 65
- Competing target hypotheses in the Falko corpus 101
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Section 3. Automatic approaches to the identification of learner language features in learner corpus data
- Using learner corpora for automatic error detection and correction 127
- Automatic suprasegmental parameter extraction in learner corpora 151
- Criterial feature extraction using parallel learner corpora and machine learning 169
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Section 4. Analysis of learner corpus data
- Phonological acquisition in the French-English interlanguage 207
- Prosody in a contrastive learner corpus 227
- A corpus-based comparison of syntactic complexity in NNS and NS university students’ writing 249
- Analysing coherence in upper-intermediate learner writing 265
- Statistical tests for the analysis of learner corpus data 287
- Index 311
