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Overcoming Challenges in Corpus Construction

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The Spoken British National Corpus 2014

Overcoming Challenges in Corpus Construction

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Overcoming Challenges in Corpus Construction book

The Spoken British National Corpus 2014
ByRobbie Love
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2020
eBook Published 24 January 2020
Pub. Location New York
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429429811
Pages 220
eBook ISBN 9780429429811
Subjects Language & Literature
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Love, R. (2020). Overcoming Challenges in Corpus Construction: The Spoken British National Corpus 2014 (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429429811

ABSTRACT

This volume offers a critical examination of the construction of the Spoken British National Corpus 2014 (Spoken BNC2014) and points the way forward toward a more informed understanding of corpus linguistic methodology more broadly. The book begins by situating the creation of this second corpus, a compilation of new, publicly-accessible Spoken British English from the 2010s, within the context of the first, created in 1994, talking through the need to balance backward capability and optimal practice for today’s users. Chapters subsequently use the Spoken BNC2014 as a focal point around which to discuss the various considerations taken into account in corpus construction, including design, data collection, transcription, and annotation. The volume concludes by reflecting on the successes and limitations of the project, as well as the broader utility of the corpus in linguistic research, both in current examples and future possibilities. This exciting new contribution to the literature on linguistic methodology is a valuable resource for students and researchers in corpus linguistics, applied linguistics, and English language teaching.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

part Part I|42 pages

Before Corpus Construction

chapter 2|21 pages

Why a New Spoken BNC and Why Now?

chapter 3|19 pages

Theoretical Challenges in Corpus Design

part Part II|130 pages

During Corpus Construction

chapter 4|52 pages

Challenges in Data Collection

chapter 5|33 pages

Challenges in Transcription, Part I – Conventions

chapter 6|29 pages

Challenges in Transcription, Part II – Who Said What?

chapter 7|14 pages

Challenges in Corpus Processing and Dissemination

part Part III|22 pages

After Corpus Construction

chapter 8|11 pages

Evaluating the Spoken BNC2014

chapter 9|9 pages

Conclusions and Further Construction Work

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