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SOME CONCLUSIONS
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CADS Tognini-Bonelli Tognini-Bonelli Corpus-based Corpus-based Corpus-driven Corpus-driven
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CADS Corpus-based : corpus as a library of texts to be searched to exemplify conclusions at which the researcher has already arrived Corpus-based : corpus as a library of texts to be searched to exemplify conclusions at which the researcher has already arrived (Very Bad) (Very Bad)
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CADS Corpus-driven : the theoretical statement can only be formulated in the presence of corpus evidence and is fully accountable to it (p. 11). We have to trust the texts. Corpus-driven : the theoretical statement can only be formulated in the presence of corpus evidence and is fully accountable to it (p. 11). We have to trust the texts. (Good) (Good)
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CADS Corpus-assisted : a bit of each when necessary Corpus-assisted : a bit of each when necessary
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CorDis CorDis : How the Iraq conflict was discussed and reported. (Sub-)Corpora: US Senate; UK HoC US Senate; UK HoC White House briefings White House briefings TV news TV news Newspapers Newspapers Hutton Inquiry Hutton Inquiry
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CorDis How various news organs reported on the coverage of other news organs How various news organs reported on the coverage of other news organs Pro-intervention vs Anti-war camps Pro-intervention vs Anti-war camps
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armchair Playing with WordSmith Key Clusters (inductive: corpus-driven) Playing with WordSmith Key Clusters (inductive: corpus-driven) armchair generals armchair generals
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armchair armchair armchair General* etc General* etc Washingtons armchair warriors Washingtons armchair warriors Keyboard warriors Keyboard warriors Yankee jim-jam generals Yankee jim-jam generals
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armchair That's not the bar-room consensus of assorted half-pint bombardiers and white-wine generals in the Pig and Missile … That's not the bar-room consensus of assorted half-pint bombardiers and white-wine generals in the Pig and Missile …
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armchair Hypothesis: armchair X displays an unfavourable prosody Hypothesis: armchair X displays an unfavourable prosody Look up other corpora to find more examples in support Look up other corpora to find more examples in support Corpus-based (oh dear) Corpus-based (oh dear)
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armchair Papers05 Papers05 Bad: armchair expert, patriot, critic Bad: armchair expert, patriot, critic Good: armchair traveller, banking, investment, fieldwork Good: armchair traveller, banking, investment, fieldwork
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armchair Combination of corpus-driven and corpus-based leads to refinement of hypothesis: Combination of corpus-driven and corpus-based leads to refinement of hypothesis: Two armchair X: For pontification For pontification For travelling, working, money-making For travelling, working, money-making
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CADS Summary Overview & detail; quantity & quality; c-driven & c-based; induction and deduction Overview & detail; quantity & quality; c-driven & c-based; induction and deduction Non-obvious meaning Non-obvious meaning
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CADS Summary Free-thinking: find out things for ourselves Free-thinking: find out things for ourselves We can check or para-replicate the claims of other scholars We can check or para-replicate the claims of other scholars
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CADS Types of research: Types of research: Linguistic Linguistic Sociolinguistic: sociolects; idiolects; techno- lects Sociolinguistic: sociolects; idiolects; techno- lects
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Armchair linguist to the Corpus linguist: Armchair linguist to the Corpus linguist: Why should I think that what you tell me is interesting? Why should I think that what you tell me is interesting? CADS: value of reinforcing introspection with observation CADS: value of reinforcing introspection with observation
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