Description:
This theoretical and practical guide to using corpus linguistic techniques in stylistic analysis focuses on how to use off-the-shelf corpus software, such as AntConc, Wmatrix, and the Brigham Young University (BYU) corpus interface.
Brief description: Dan McIntyre is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Huddersfield.
Review Quotes: This volume is a must-read for beginners in corpus stylistics. It combines theoretical and methodological discussion with very practical advice. The step-by-step instructions, with screenshots, are very helpful, and the many case studies do prove that corpus stylistics is both possible and useful. Just as in linguistics, a corpus-based approach does not mean that qualitative analyses are rejected; rather, as the authors are committed to showing, corpora provide tools for new insights.--Laure Gardelle, Université Grenoble Alpes "Cercles"