We conducted a lexical study on the word frequency and the text coverage of the 570 word
families from Coxhead's Academic Word List (AWL) in medical research articles (RAs) …

Most studies that make use of keyword analysis rely on log-likelihood ratio or chi-square
tests to extract words that are particularly characteristic of a corpus (eg Scott and Tribble …

Scientific communication can be represented as a continuum with the research article,
addressed to specialized researchers, at one end of the spectrum, and with the …

Corpus linguistics is not just for linguists: Considering the potential of computer-based corpus
methods for library and information science research | Emerald Insight Books and journals …

There is evidence that semantic prosody, a novel linguistic theme, should attract much
attention in ESL/EFL (English as a second/foreign language) vocabulary learning and …

The globalisation process our world has undergone since the beginning of the 1980s has
had an important impact on the needs in language for specific purposes (LSP) lexicography …

Lexis-based views of second or foreign language (L2) teaching place prime importance on
the teaching of conventionalized multi-word lexical items, or unanalyzed chunks, as a useful …

This thesis reports a study using a corpus of lecture introductions to explore the generic
features of the language used. The main research questions: What are the main …

Corpus linguistics has invaded translation studies and practice over the last fifteen years,
allowing researchers to analyse the language of translation or to use corpora as tools in the …

In this article, we describe the Louvain EAP Dictionary (LEAD), a web-based English for
Academic Purposes dictionary-cum-writing aid for non-native writers. The LEAD dictionary …