ABSTRACT

This edited collection presents a range of methods that can be used to analyse linguistic data quantitatively. A series of case studies of Russian data spanning different aspects of modern linguistics serve as the basis for a discussion of methodological and theoretical issues in linguistic data analysis. The book presents current trends in quantitative linguistics, evaluates methods and presents the advantages and disadvantages of each. The chapters contain introductions to the methods and relevant references for further reading.

This will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in the area of quantitative and Slavic linguistics.

part I|48 pages

Introductory chapters

chapter 2|19 pages

Big data and word frequency

Measuring the consistency of Russian corpora

part II|64 pages

Topics in semantics

part III|62 pages

Topics in the Lexicon-Grammar Interface

part IV|40 pages

Topics in language acquisition

chapter 9|20 pages

Measuring bilingual literacy

Challenges of writing in two languages

chapter 10|18 pages

When performance masquerades as comprehension

Grammaticality judgments in experiments with non-native speakers