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Author Harrington, Kieran, author

Title The role of corpus linguistics in the ethnography of a closed community : survival communication / Kieran Harrington
Published London : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge applied corpus linguistics
Routledge applied corpus linguistics series
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Background; 1.3 Chapter overview; 2 Frameworks; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Community; 2.2.1 The Speech Community; 2.3 Language; 2.3.1 Language as an abstract system and language in use; 2.3.2 Englishes; 2.4 Communicative competence; 2.5 Conclusion; 3 Methodologies; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The primary research frameworks; 3.2.1 Ethnography; 3.2.2 Corpus linguistics; 3.2.3 Conversation analysis; 3.3 Secondary frameworks: the ethnography of communication and the CCSARP
3.3.1 The ethnography of communication3.3.2 The CCSARP framework; 3.4 Conclusion; 4 Contexts; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Ethnographies; 4.2.1 Eastern European Residents; 4.2.2 North African residents; 4.2.3 West African residents; 4.2.4 East and central African residents; 4.3 Conclusion; 5 Situations; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Speech situation one: mealtimes in the canteen; Interaction in the queue in the canteen; Approaching the counter in the canteen; Approaching a table; 5.3 Speech situation two: coming to classes; Greetings; Asking for help; Interaction in the classroom
5.4 Speech situation three: the education officeRegistering; Requesting a reference; Requesting funding; Ethnographic interviews; Visits to the education office; 5.5 Speech situation four: the reception desk; Signing-in; Greetings at the reception desk; Requesting at the reception desk; Thanking at the reception desk; 5.6 Conclusion; 6 Words; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Vocabulary size and coverage; 6.3 Nine broad categories of basic spoken vocabulary; 6.3.1 Modals; 6.3.2 Delexical verbs; 6.3.3 Interactive words; 6.3.4 Discourse markers; 6.3.5 General deictics; 6.3.6 Basic nouns
6.3.7 Basic adjectives6.3.8 Basic adverbs; 6.3.9 Basic verbs for actions and events; 6.4 Word frequency; 6.4.1 Word frequency list of the CORE; 6.4.2 Word frequency in transacting, negotiating and casual interactions; 6.5 Conclusion; 7 Grammars; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Referring to past time: Past Simple, Past Progressive, used to and would; 7.2.1 The Past Simple; 7.2.2 The Past Progressive; 7.2.3 Used to and would; 7.2.4 Non-standard forms used for past reference; 7.3 Referring to present time: the Present Simple and the Present Continuous; 7.3.1 The Present Simple
7.3.2 The Present Continuous7.3.3 Non-standard reference to present time; 7.4 Reference to future time; 7.4.1 Non-standard reference to future time; 7.5 Chunks; 7.6 Conclusion; 8 Transactions; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The Reception Corpus; 8.3 Analysis of the speech act of requesting; 8.3.1 Request perspective; 8.3.2 Request structure; 8.3.3 Levels of directness; 8.3.4 Internal modification; 8.4 Conclusion; 9 Negotiations; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Discourse markers; 9.2.1 Function of discourse markers; 9.3 Response tokens; 9.3.1 Identification of response tokens; 9.3.2 Function of response tokens
Summary The Role of Corpus Linguistics in the Ethnography of a Closed Community analyses the interactions of immigrants within an Irish reception centre for asylum seekers to highlight the instinctive resourcefulness of people who are faced with the challenge of communicating when there is no common language or culture. Based on three years of ethnographical observation and using an illuminating and innovative blending of applied methodologies, chiefly corpus linguistics, ethnography and conversation analysis, this book: Draws upon a corpus of 98,000 words; Examines the use of English in the interactions of residents with one another and those with English speaking staff of the centre; Challenges constructs such as speech community, communicative competence and interlanguage. This book is essential reading for academics and upper-level undergraduates or graduates working in the areas of Corpus Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, and those interested in research methodologies. It will also prove to be of significant interest to people interested in migration studies and to providers of English language education to immigrants
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 20, 2018)
Subject Intercultural communication -- Ireland
Immigrants -- Ireland -- History -- 21st century
Languages in contact -- Ireland
English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers.
Language policy -- Ireland
Corpora (Linguistics)
Sociolinguistics -- Ireland
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
Corpora (Linguistics)
English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers.
Immigrants.
Intercultural communication.
Language and languages.
Language policy.
Languages in contact.
Sociolinguistics.
SUBJECT Ireland -- Languages. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002001627
Subject Ireland.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781351216098
1351216090
9781351216081
1351216082