Multi-dimensional analysis, 25 years on a tribute to Douglas Biber / edited by Tony Berber Sardinha and Marcia Veirano Pinto ; Francoise Berserik, cover design.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sardinha, Tony Berber, editor.

Pinto, Marcia Veirano, editor.

Berserik, Francoise, cover designer.

Series:

Studies in corpus linguistics ; Volume 60.

Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 1388-0373 ; Volume 60

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discourse analysis--Data processing.

Discourse analysis.

Corpora (Linguistics).

Computational linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (366 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This research describes a case study from engineering education that explores the potential for integrating Multi-Dimensional (MD) analysis into mixed methods research so that MD analyses can address more specific educational problems. The study investigates a specific problem in civil engineering: the mismatch between students' writing skills and the demands of writing in the workplace. An MD analysis compares a small number of registers of student and practitioner writing, applying the dimensions of variation in English from Biber (1988). Data from interviews with students, faculty, and

Contents:

Multi-Dimensional Analysis, 25 years on; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; References; Opening; Multi-Dimensional Analysis; References; Part 1.Multi-Dimensional analysis and synchronic analyses; A Multi-Dimensional analysis of regional variation in American English; 1. Introduction; 2. Corpus; 3. Variable selection; 4. Local spatial autocorrelation analysis; 5. Factor analysis; 5.1 Factor 1; 5.2 Factor 2; 5.3 Factor 3; 6. Discussion; References; Appendix

Dimensions of register variation in Brazilian Portuguese 1. Introduction; 2. Methods; 3. Interpretation of the factors; 4. Discussion and conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix; 25 years later: Comparing Internet and pre-Internet registers; 1. Introduction; 2. Goals, methods, and research questions; 3. Adding the Internet registers to the pre-Internet register dimensions; 3.1 Dimension 1; 3.2 Dimension 2; 3.3 Dimension 3; 3.4 Dimension 4; 3.5 Dimension 5; 4. Comparing Internet and pre-Internet registers; 5. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix

Part 2.Multi-Dimensional analysis and diachronic analyses Dimensions of variation in North American movies; 1. Introduction; 2. Method and corpus; 2.1 The North American Movie Corpus (NAMC); 2.2 Situational variables; 2.3 MD analysis: An overview; 3. Findings; 3.1 Dimension 1: Focus on the expression of stance vs. focus on the expression of information; 3.2 Dimension 2: Spontaneous vs. non-spontaneous discourse; 3.3 Dimension 3: Focus on the expression arguments vs. focus on the reporting of events; 3.4 Dimension 4: Focus on attitudinal discourse

3.5 Dimension 5: Situational vs. interpersonal focus 3.6 Dimension 6: Focus on the expression of persuasion; 3.7 Dimension 7: Focus on the overt expression of characters' nature; 4. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Dimension scores; Multi-Dimensional analysis of pop songs; 1. Introduction; 2. Goals and method; 3. Dimensions of variation in pop songs; 3.1 Lexico-grammatical dimensions; 3.1.1 Lexico-grammatical dimension 1: Persuasion; 3.1.2 Lexico-grammatical dimension 2: Interaction; 3.1.3 Lexico-grammatical dimension 3: Narrative concerns

3.2 Semantic dimensions 3.2.1 Semantic dimension 1: Personal action ; 3.2.2 Semantic dimension 2: Emotion and society ; 3.2.3 Semantic dimension 3: Musical reference; 4. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix 2; Dimensions of variation in TIME magazine; 1. Introduction; 2. Method; 3. Adding TIME to the 1988 dimensions; 4. TIME magazine's own dimensions; 5. Variation associated with external circumstances; 6. Text types; 7. Summary and conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Part 3. Multi-Dimensional Analysisand language learning; A Multi-Dimensional analysis of essay writing

1. Introduction

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789027270153

9027270155

OCLC:

884015559