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SOME CONCLUSIONSSOME CONCLUSIONS
CADSCADS
Tognini-BonelliTognini-Bonelli
Corpus-Corpus-based based
Corpus-Corpus-drivendriven
CADSCADS
Corpus-Corpus-based based : : corpus as a corpus as a library of texts to be searched to library of texts to be searched to exemplify conclusions at which exemplify conclusions at which the researcher has already the researcher has already arrivedarrived
(Very Bad)(Very Bad)
CADSCADS
Corpus-Corpus-driven driven : : ‘the theoretical ‘the theoretical statement can only be formulated statement can only be formulated in the presence of corpus evidence in the presence of corpus evidence and is fully accountable to it’ (p. and is fully accountable to it’ (p. 11). We have to trust the texts.11). We have to trust the texts.
(Good)(Good)
CADSCADS
Corpus-Corpus-assisted assisted : a bit of each : a bit of each when necessarywhen necessary
CorDisCorDis
CorDis CorDis : How the Iraq conflict was : How the Iraq conflict was discussed and reported. discussed and reported. (Sub-)Corpora:(Sub-)Corpora:
US Senate; UK HoCUS Senate; UK HoC White House briefingsWhite House briefings TV newsTV news NewspapersNewspapers Hutton InquiryHutton Inquiry
CorDisCorDis
How various news organs reported How various news organs reported on the coverage of on the coverage of otherother news news organsorgans
Pro-intervention vs Anti-war campsPro-intervention vs Anti-war camps
armchairarmchair
Playing with Playing with WordSmith Key WordSmith Key Clusters Clusters (inductive: corpus-(inductive: corpus-drivendriven))
armchair generalsarmchair generals
armchairarmchair
armchairarmchair General*General* etc etc
““Washington’s armchair warriors”Washington’s armchair warriors” ““Keyboard warriors”Keyboard warriors” ““Yankee jim-jam generals”Yankee jim-jam generals”
armchairarmchair
““That's not the bar-room consensus That's not the bar-room consensus of assorted half-pint bombardiers of assorted half-pint bombardiers and white-wine generals in the Pig and white-wine generals in the Pig and Missile …”and Missile …”
armchairarmchair
Hypothesis: Hypothesis: armchair X armchair X displays displays an unfavourable prosodyan unfavourable prosody
Look up other corpora to find more Look up other corpora to find more examples in supportexamples in support
Corpus-Corpus-basedbased (oh dear)(oh dear)
armchairarmchair
Papers05Papers05
Bad:Bad: armchairarmchair expert, patriot, expert, patriot, criticcritic
Good: Good: armchair traveller, armchair traveller, banking, investment, fieldworkbanking, investment, fieldwork
armchairarmchair
Combination of corpusCombination of corpus-driven -driven and and corpuscorpus-based -based leads to refinement of leads to refinement of hypothesis:hypothesis:
TwoTwo armchair X armchair X::
For pontificationFor pontification
For travelling, working, money-makingFor travelling, working, money-making
CADS CADS Summary Summary
Overview & detail; quantity & Overview & detail; quantity & quality; c-driven & c-based; quality; c-driven & c-based; induction and deductioninduction and deduction
‘ ‘Non-obvious meaning’Non-obvious meaning’
CADS CADS Summary Summary
Free-thinking: find out things for Free-thinking: find out things for ourselvesourselves
We can “check” or “para-replicate” We can “check” or “para-replicate” the claims of other scholarsthe claims of other scholars
CADSCADS
Types of research:Types of research:
LinguisticLinguistic
Sociolinguistic: sociolects; Sociolinguistic: sociolects; idiolects; “techno-lects”idiolects; “techno-lects”
Armchair linguist to the Corpus Armchair linguist to the Corpus linguist:linguist:
‘ ‘Why should I think that what you tell Why should I think that what you tell me is interesting?’me is interesting?’
CADSCADS: value of reinforcing : value of reinforcing introspection with observationintrospection with observation