This book provides a practical introduction to using corpus linguistics in vocabulary studies. It explains how corpus tools can be applied to explore key vocabulary-related research questions such as: How can corpus data help us understand the lexicon? Which words are the most frequent ones? How is spoken vocabulary different from written vocabulary?

Introduction Chapter 1 What is corpus linguistics? Chapter 2 Corpus analysis: tools and statistics Chapter 3 What is vocabulary: terminology, conceptualizations and research issues Chapter 4 Frequency and vocabulary Chapter 5 Corpora, phraseology and formulaic language Chapter 6 Corpora and teaching vocabulary Chapter 7 Corpora and learner vocabulary Chapter 8 Specialized corpora and vocabulary Chapter 9 Discourse, pragmatics and vocabulary Chapter 10 Summary and research projects Glossary Commentary on Tasks

Pawel Szudarski is a Teaching Associate in the School of English at the University of Nottingham, UK.