An assembly of some previous postings -
The following postings form Section A (Intoduction, focusing on why) of Corpus-Based Language Studies, Routledge Applied Linguistics Series, 2006
Unit 1 Corpus linguistics: the basics
http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005070509413195.pdf
Unit 2 Representativeness, balance and sampling
http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005070702553027.doc
Unit 3 Corpus markup
http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005070621150950.pdf
Unit 4 Corpus annotation
http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005052212175880.pdf
Unit 5 Multilingual corpora
http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005070703002774.pdf
Unit 6 Making statistical claims
http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005052307351613.pdf
Unit 7 Using available corpora
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/postgrad/xiaoz/papers/corpus survey.htm
(This survey is much more comprehensive than the version in the book)
Unit 8 Going solo: DIY corpora
http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005052307245778.pdf
Unit 9 Copyright
http://www.corpus4u.org/showthread.php?t=79
Unit 10 Corpora and language studies
Part 1: http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005052423271346.pdf
Part 2: http://www.corpus4u.org/showthread.php?t=75
Part 3: http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005052423312787.pdf
Bibliography
http://www.corpus4u.org/showthread.php?t=403
If you like it, wait for the printed version to read Section B (extended discussion of key issues covered in Section A) and Section C (exploration of key issues covered in Sections A and B, with a focus on how-to, using both text and screenshots).
The following postings form Section A (Intoduction, focusing on why) of Corpus-Based Language Studies, Routledge Applied Linguistics Series, 2006
Unit 1 Corpus linguistics: the basics
http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005070509413195.pdf
Unit 2 Representativeness, balance and sampling
http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005070702553027.doc
Unit 3 Corpus markup
http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005070621150950.pdf
Unit 4 Corpus annotation
http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005052212175880.pdf
Unit 5 Multilingual corpora
http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005070703002774.pdf
Unit 6 Making statistical claims
http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005052307351613.pdf
Unit 7 Using available corpora
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/postgrad/xiaoz/papers/corpus survey.htm
(This survey is much more comprehensive than the version in the book)
Unit 8 Going solo: DIY corpora
http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005052307245778.pdf
Unit 9 Copyright
http://www.corpus4u.org/showthread.php?t=79
Unit 10 Corpora and language studies
Part 1: http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005052423271346.pdf
Part 2: http://www.corpus4u.org/showthread.php?t=75
Part 3: http://www.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005052423312787.pdf
Bibliography
http://www.corpus4u.org/showthread.php?t=403
If you like it, wait for the printed version to read Section B (extended discussion of key issues covered in Section A) and Section C (exploration of key issues covered in Sections A and B, with a focus on how-to, using both text and screenshots).