Research Methods in Linguistics

Dr. Lia Litosseliti (City University of London, UK)

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Bloomsbury Academic
09 January 2025

Semantics; Research methods: general

Series: Research Methods in Linguistics

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.

Edited by: Dr. Lia Litosseliti (City University of London UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350429154
ISBN 10: 1350429155
Series: Research Methods in Linguistics
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 09 January 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lia Litosseliti is Associate Professor in Linguistics at City, University of London, UK, and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. Her research interests are in the areas of gender and language, discourse analysis and research methodologies.

Reviews for Research Methods in Linguistics

As one of the few general introductions to doing empirical research in linguistics, the third edition remains lucid and clear. Students will gain a good understanding of research methods in linguistics and will learn the key concepts and main approaches. -- Yan Jiang, SOAS University of London, UK The book does a wonderful job by using many examples with much detail ... [making] it easier for discourse analysts to follow the text and understand the capabilities of the different types of methods, both quantitative and qualitative ... Research Methods in Linguistics provides a useful high-level overview of research methods for linguistic study for a graduate-level seminar-style research method course. * Discourse Studies (of the first edition) * Very well presented and the topics chosen are very relevant ... Examples are provided in great detail and problems are worked out with detailed explanations, which go a long way in making many of the discussions quite lively and informative ... The book is definitely going to be a useful tool to many researchers. * Linguist (of the first edition) *