The Cambridge Handbook of Learner Corpus Research

An accessible and comprehensive survey of a fast-growing field, this Handbook explores the many interdisciplinary applications of learner corpus research.

Sylviane Granger (Edited by), Gaëtanelle Gilquin (Edited by), Fanny Meunier (Edited by)

9781107041196, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 1 October 2015

761 pages, 16 b/w illus. 24 tables
25.3 x 18.5 x 3.5 cm, 1.61 kg

'In an age when handbooks abound, The Cambridge Handbook of Learner Corpus Research sets itself apart by its breadth and depth of coverage. Even a quick glance at the table of contents provides the reader with a sense of the tremendous scope of learner corpus research (LCR) covered in the handbook. … The Cambridge Handbook of Learner Corpus Research is a valuable addition to the increasingly relevant and multifaceted field of LCR.' Randi Reppen, The International Journal of Learner Corpus Research

The origins of learner corpus research go back to the late 1980s when large electronic collections of written or spoken data started to be collected from foreign/second language learners, with a view to advancing our understanding of the mechanisms of second language acquisition and developing tailor-made pedagogical tools. Engaging with the interdisciplinary nature of this fast-growing field, The Cambridge Handbook of Learner Corpus Research explores the diverse and extensive applications of learner corpora, with 27 chapters written by internationally renowned experts. This comprehensive work is a vital resource for students, teachers and researchers, offering fresh perspectives and a unique overview of the field. With representative studies in each chapter which provide an essential guide on how to conduct learner corpus research in a wide range of areas, this work is a cutting-edge account of learner corpus collection, annotation, methodology, theory, analysis and applications.

1. Introduction: learner corpus research – past, present and future Sylviane Granger, Gaëtanelle Gilquin and Fanny Meunier
Part I. Learner Corpus Design and Methodology: 2. From design to collection of learner corpora Gaëtanelle Gilquin
3. Learner corpus methodology Marcus Callies
4. Learner corpora and psycholinguistics Philip Durrant and Anna Siyanova-Chanturia
5. Annotating learner corpora Bertus van Rooy
6. Speech annotation of learner corpora Nicolas Ballier and Philippe Martin
7. Error annotation systems Anke Lüdeling and Hagen Hirschmann
8. Statistics for learner corpus research Stefan Th. Gries
Part II. Analysis of Learner Language: 9. Learner corpora and lexis Tom Cobb and Marlise Horst
10. Learner corpora and phraseology Signe Oksefjell Ebeling and Hilde Hasselgård
11. Learner corpora and grammar Tom Rankin
12. Learner corpora and discourse JoAnne Neff-van Aertselaer
13. Learner corpora and pragmatics Nina Vyatkina and Joseph Cunningham
Part III. Learner Corpus Research and Second Language Acquisition: 14. Second language acquisition theory and learner corpus research Florence Myles
15. Transfer and learner corpus research John Osborne
16. Learner corpora and formulaic language in second language acquisition research Nick C. Ellis, Rita Simpson-Vlach, Ute Römer, Matthew Brook O'Donnell and Stefanie Wulff
17. Developmental patterns in learner corpora Fanny Meunier
18. Variability in learner corpora Annelie Ädel
19. Learner corpora and learning context Joybrato Mukherjee and Sandra Götz
Part IV. Learner Corpus Research and Language Teaching: 20. The learner corpus as a pedagogic corpus Angela Chambers
21. Learner corpora and language for academic and specific purposes Lynne Flowerdew
22. The contribution of learner corpora to reference and instructional materials design Sylviane Granger
23. Learner corpora and language testing Fiona Barker, Angeliki Salamoura and Nick Saville
Part V. Learner Corpus Research and Natural Language Processing: 24. Learner corpora and natural language processing Detmar Meurers
25. Automatic grammar- and spell-checking for language learners Claudia Leacock, Martin Chodorow and Joel Tetreault
26. Learner corpora and automated scoring Derrick Higgins, Chaitanya Ramineni and Klaus Zechner
27. Learner corpora and native language identification Scott Jarvis and Magali Paquot.

Subject Areas: Applied linguistics for ELT [EBAL], Language acquisition [CFDC], Sociolinguistics [CFB]