Review

"This rich collection of papers explores the complementarity of corpus and discourse approaches to written academic discourse, with examples given both of corpus investigations that are augmented by discourse analysis and also of corpus-assisted discourse analyses. As such, it makes a major contribution to the development of a combined corpus and discourse analytic approach to textual analysis.

The papers contained in this collection present thorough, evidence-based descriptions of language use in a range of disciplines, which extend our understanding of how writers construct texts and interact with their readers, in diverse disciplinary contexts.

This book is essential reading for students and researchers of academic discourse, and for those involved in the teaching of English for Academic Purposes. It will also interest applied corpus linguists and discourse analysts."
- Paul Thompson, Lecturer, University of Reading, UK

The volume's clear structural and conceptual divisions, along with the various introductions, provide a helpful scaffold for the reader, particularly those less familiar with the issues under discussion. The comprehensive subject and author indexes are also reader friendly and facilitate access to the volume's many interconnecting themes. (, )

About the Author

Maggie Charles is Tutor in English for Academic Studies at Oxford University Language Centre, Oxford, UK. Susan Hunston is Professor of English Language at the University of Birmingham, UK. Diane Pecorari is a Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of English in the Department of Modern Languages, Mälardalen University, Sweden.