ABSTRACT
The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Corpora is a state-of-the-art collection of cutting-edge scholarship at the intersection of second language acquisition and learner corpus research. It draws on data-driven, statistical analysis to outline the background, methods, and outcomes of language learning, with a range of global experts providing detailed guidelines and findings.
The volume is organized into five sections:
- Methodological and theoretical contributions to the study of learner language using corpora – setting the scene
- Key aspects in corpus design, annotation, and analysis for SLA
- Corpora in SLA theory and practice
- SLA constructs and corpora
- Future directions
This is a ground-breaking collection of essays offering incisive and essential reading for anyone with an interest in second language acquisition, learner corpus research, and applied linguistics.
1. Second Language Acquisition and Corpora: An overview, Nicole Tracy-Ventura & Magali Paquot
PART I: Setting the Scene
2. Introduction to Corpus Linguistics, Vaclav Brezina & Tony McEnery
3. Introduction to Learner Corpus Research, Fanny Meunier
4. Introduction to SLA, Jennifer Behney & Emma Marsden
PART II: Key Aspects in Corpus Design and Corpuse Use for SLA
5. Designing Learner Corpora: Collection, Transcription, and Annotation, Philippa Bell & Caroline Payant
6. Analyzing A Learner Corpus with a Concordancer, Sandra Götz
7. Error Analysis, María Belén Díez-Bedmar
8. Comparing Learner Corpora, Sandra C. Deshors & Stefan Th. Gries
9. Statistical Analyses of Learner Corpus Data, Stefan Th. Gries & Sandra C. Deshors
10. Combining Learner Corpora and Experimental Methodss, Gaetanelle Gilquin
11. Overview of Available Learner Corpora, Julieta Fernandez & Tracy S. Davis
12. TalkBank for SLA, Brian MacWhinney
PART III: The Role of Corpora in SLA Theory and Practice
13. Usage-based Approaches, Stefanie Wulff
14. Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST), Marjolijn Verspoor & Wander Lowie
15. Processability Theory and Corpora, Carrie Bonilla
16. Generative Approaches, Cristóbal Lozano
17. Variationist Approaches, Aarnes Gudmestad
18. Pragmatic Approaches, Julieta Fernandez & Shelley Staples
19. Corpora and Instruced Second Language Acquisition, Rosamond Mitchell
PART IV: SLA Constructs and Corpora
20. Input, Anita Thomas & Annelie Ädel
21. Interaction, Nicole Ziegler & Alison Mackey
22. Fluency, Amanda Huensch
23. Accuracy, Jennifer Thewissen
24. Complexity, Nina Vyatkina & Alex Housen
25. Lexis, Kristopher Kyle
26. Crosslinguistic influence, Ann-Kristin Helland Gujord
27. Variability, Dana Gablasova
28. Formulaicity, Fanny Forsberg Lundell
29. Context, Joseph Collentine
30. Individual Differences, Elma Kerz & Daniel Wiechmann
PART V: Future Directions
31. The Future of Corpora in SLA, Nicole Tracy-Ventura, Magali Paquot, & Florence Myles
