Corpus Linguistics
The University Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ is a pioneer in Corpus Linguistics and has been at the forefront of this field for over forty years.
Many leading figures in corpus research have worked here (including John Sinclair, Susan Hunston and Tim Johns). The University Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ was home to the ground-breaking Cobuild project in lexicography and it still holds the Collins Cobuild Bank of English corpus.
Corpus Linguistics at Birmingham emphasizes the applied nature of corpus linguistics and its relevance to real-world problems. Our research is also characterized by its strong cross-disciplinary reach with particular focus on the links between forensic studies, discourse analysis, psycholinguistics, cognitive linguistics, and statistics.
Many research students on our PhD programme in Linguistics and Communication specialise in Corpus Linguistics, or use corpus linguistic methods in their research. Our campus MA programmes in Applied Linguistics, in TESOL and in Language, Culture and Communication, as well as our distance MA in Applied Linguistics programmes feature options in corpus linguistics.
Crucial to Corpus Linguistics at Birmingham is our Centre for Corpus Research.
Staff researching and supervising in Corpus Linguistics
Staff researching and supervising in Corpus Linguistics
- Professor Dagmar Divjak
- Dr Matteo Fuoli
- Professor Jack Grieve
- Dr Nicholas Groom
- Professor Susan Hunston
- Dr Suganthi John
- Professor Jeannette Littlemore
- Dr Akira Murakami
- Dr Amanda Patten
- Dr Florent Perek, Deputy Director of the Centre for Corpus Research
- Dr Garry Plappert
- Dr Adam Schembri
- Dr Paul Thompson, Deputy Director of the Centre for Corpus Research
- Dr Crayton Walker
- Dr Bodo Winter