Corpus Linguistics in Chinese Contexts

Rapid advances in computing have enabled the integration of corpora into language teaching and learning, yet in China corpus methods have not yet been widely adopted. Corpus Linguistics in Chinese Contexts aims to advance the state of the art in the use of corpora in applied linguistics and contribute to the expertise in corpus use in China. Uniquely, this book includes corpus studies on both Chinese and English, addressing the use of corpora in language teaching, analysis of learner language, as well as examinations of patterns of Chinese and English. Topics addressed include the novel extension of Lexical Priming theory to Chinese, textual analyses of both Chinese and English, and learner corpus studies. The book will appeal to all those interested in teaching or researching language using corpora, where either the target language, learners or teaching context is Chinese.

Bin Zou is Senior Tutor at the Language Centre, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, and a committee member of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning Association.

Michael Hoey is Baines Professor of English Language and Pro-Vice Chancellor at University of Liverpool, UK. He has lectured in applied linguistics in over 40 countries, and is the author a number of textbooks on applied linguistics including Lexical Priming: A New Theory of Words and Language, which proposes a new, corpus-based way of looking at language.

Simon Smith is Senior Lecturer at the Coventry University, UK. His research interests are in Corpus Linguistics techniques in the teaching of English and Chinese. His recent published work has focused on both Chinese and English learning, including data-driven learning and corpus construction by learners.