Research Methods in Linguistics

Research Methods in Linguistics guides the reader through the key issues, principles, and contributions of core methods in linguistic research. It is an essential resource for researchers and graduate students looking for clear introductions to key concepts, accessible discussions of theory and practice through illustrative examples, and critical engagement with current debates. Topics covered include developing research questions; combining methods; quantitative research designs (including questionnaires, chi-square tests and t-tests); corpus analysis; and qualitative research methods (interview methods, discourse analytic approaches and multimodal analysis).Expanded throughout, this third edition also includes: New chapters on linguistic anthropology and digital discourse analysis Updated further reading lists and discussion questions Refreshed examples, engaging with more recent sources and materials A glossary of key terms for each chapter Learning outcomes at the start of each chapter.Guiding you through all the main issues, techniques and approaches to developing your research, this book provides clear introductions to key concepts and discussions, and takes you step-by-step through topics such as how to conduct your own focus groups and interviews, how to build case studies and how to make sense of your data. Leading you towards the research methods most appropriate to your work, and explaining them in detail, this is the only book you need in linguistic research methods.>

Product details

• Authors: Lia Litosseliti
• Assisted by: Lia Litosseliti (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2025
• EAN: 9781350429161
• ISBN: 978-1-350-42916-1
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 238 mm x 28 mm
• Series: Research Methods in Linguistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Linguistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Research methods: general