Main field of study: English
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Learning outcomes for the course
On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- apply core corpus linguistic methods for linguistic research
- show a raised awareness of how language is used lexically, semantically, grammatically, and pragmatically in authentic communicative contexts
- show a deeper understanding of variation in the English language, based on variables such as register and spoken/written modes
- critically evaluate prescriptive language norms from the perspective of usage data
- account for the main concepts and fundamental ideas in corpus linguistics
- design and carry out a small-scale research project based on corpus linguistics methods and present it orally and in writing.