Research Methods in Linguistics

Abstract

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 research students looking for clear introductions to key concepts accessible discussions of theory and practice through lustrative examples, and crtical engagement with current debates Topics include developing research questions,combining methods quantitative research designs (including questionnalres, chi-square tests and t-tests) corpus analysis, qualitative research methods (discourse analytic approaches, linguistic ethnography interviews and focus groups, multimodal analysis and narrative analysis) With each chapter offering an overview of key issues, many examples from recent Inguistic research and suggestions for further reading, this book will be an Invaluable resource for anyone working with linguistic data Lla Litosseliti is Senior Lecturer in Lingustics at City University,London UK She ts the author of Using ocus Groups in Research (2003) and Cender and Language Theory and Practice (2006)