Abstract
AbstractIn this article we explore the relationship between learner corpus and second language acquisition research. We begin by considering the origins of learner corpus research, noting its roots in smaller scale studies of learner language. This development of learner corpus studies is considered in the broader context of the development of corpus linguistics. We then consider the aspirations that learner corpus researchers have had to engage with second language acquisition research and explore why, to date, the interaction between the two fields has been minimal. By exploring some of the corpus building practices of learner corpus research, and the theoretical goals of second language acquisition studies, we identify reasons for this lack of interaction and make proposals for how this situation could be fruitfully addressed.
Highlights
Learner Corpus Studieslearner corpus research (LCR) refers to research conducted on corpora representing L2 use
Some corpora are constructed in language learning contexts that are more complex than others, so the corpora may record multiple L1 backgrounds for learners, for example, as is the case with the Guangwai-Lancaster Chinese Learner Corpus and the Trinity Lancaster Corpus
Learner corpus studies grew out of corpus linguistics, which in turn can be linked to precomputational studies, so-called early corpus studies, based on the manual analysis of large volumes of naturally occurring language data
Summary
LCR refers to research conducted on corpora representing L2 use. These corpora usually include different groups of L2 learners and users While SLA studies have incorporated the use of association measures into their research methods, the set of measures adopted so far has been very limited, and in some cases, the rationale for their selection has not been clear (for overviews of some of the statistics used to calculate collocation and their associated rationales, see Gablasova et al, 2017a; González Fernández & Schmitt, 2015) Another major area of potential collaboration between SLA and corpus linguistics lies in exploring the different types of collocations and their relationship to psycholinguistic reality (Durrant & Siyanova-Chanturia, 2015; Gablasova et al, 2017a). This article has been a conscious attempt to work toward doing this
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