Research Methods in Linguistics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781350429161)

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 ethnography and digital discourse analysis
- New guided activities and updated further readings, online resources and discussion questions
- Refreshed examples, engaging with recent sources and materials
- A glossary of key terms for each chapter
- Learning outcomes for each chapter.

Guiding you through the main issues, techniques and approaches to developing your research in Linguistics, this book provides clear introductions to key concepts and discussions, from research questions to transcription, and takes you step-by-step through several quantitative and qualitative approaches in Linguistics research, including recent developments in multimodal and digital discourse analysis. Leading you towards the research methods and principles most appropriate to your work, and explaining them in detail, this is the ideal book for anyone working with linguistic data.

Author: Lia Litosseliti
ISBN-10: 1350429163
ISBN-13: 9781350429161
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 01/09/2025
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.71lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d