Full Description
The contributions in this volume provide a kaleidoscope of state-of-the-art research in corpus linguistics on lexis and lexicogrammar. Central issues are the presentation of major corpus resources (both corpora and software tools), the findings (especially about frequency) which are simply not accessible without such resources, their theoretical implications relating to both lexical units and word meanings, and the practical - especially pedagogical - applications of corpus findings. This is complemented by a lexicographer's view on the data structures implicit in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The volume, which has sprung from the 36th ICAME conference, held in at Trier University in May 2015, will be of relevance for theoretical and applied linguists interested in corpora, word usage, and the mental lexicon.
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Sebastian Hoffmann, Andrea Sand, Sabine Arndt-Lappe and Lisa Marie Dillmann
1 Modelling Lexical Structures in the Oxford English Dictionary
Edmund Weiner
2 Investigating the Circumstances of Coinage
Antoinette Renouf
3 Synonym Selection as a Strategy of Stress Clash Avoidance
Julia Schlüter and Gabriele Knappe
4 Intensification with Very, Really and So in Selected Varieties of English
Karin Aijmer
5 The Pragmatics of Well as a Discourse Marker in Broadcast Discussions
John M. Kirk
6 Between Lexis and Discourse: A Cross-Register Study of Connectors of Contrast
Maïté Dupont
7 Towards a Model of Co-Collocation Analysis: Theory, Methodology, and Preliminary Results
Moisés Almela and Pascual Cantos
8 The Lexicogrammar of Be Interested: Description and Pedagogy
Costas Gabrielatos
9 Tracking L2 Writers' Phraseological Development Using Collgrams: Evidence from a Longitudinal EFL Corpus
Yves Bestgen and Sylviane Granger
