Paradoxically, doing corpus linguistics is both easier and harder than it has ever been
before. On the one hand, it is easier because we have access to more existing corpora …

This book provides a practical and extensive guide for the International Corpus Network of
Asian Learners of English (ICNALE), a unique dataset including more than 15,000 samples …

Abstract In Learner Corpus Research (LCR), a common source of errors stems from manual
coding and annotation of linguistic features. To estimate the amount of error present in a …

Abstract The Varieties of English for Specific Purposes dAtabase (VESPA first release) is the
result of an international corpus compilation project that aims to address the lack of large …

This study aims to bridge gaps in current research by analyzing a longitudinal spoken
learner corpus of low-proficiency English learners. We investigated the chronological …

Manually coded data form the basis of many of our analyses in corpus linguistics. It is thus
imperative that we work towards increased reliability and enhanced transparency in our …

Learner and L2 user corpora are increasingly valued in language testing and assessment
as they can inform test design, revision, and validation. This paper illustrates the benefits of …

Purpose The research aims at scrutinising food safety as a global concept and problem that
has numerous cross-cultural aspects reflecting the diversity of consumption patterns and the …

This Element is a contribution to a new generation of corpus pragmatics research by taking
as its starting point the multifaceted nature of speech acts in conversation, and by adopting a …

Abstract Larsson et al.(2020) emphasize the importance of taking linguistic variables (eg,
verb type) into consideration in studies of adverb placement. This study looks at the …