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Overview
John Sinclair is one of the major figures in applied word linguistics. This accessible volume collects in one volume Sinclair's key papers on written discourse structure, lexis structure, phraseology, corpus structure, lexicography and linguistic theory from the 1990s.Synopsis
John Sinclair is one of the most influential figures in world linguistics, an innovator who revolutionized the study of spoken discourse and pioneered corpus-based research.
In this definitive collection, papers reflecting his most important work of the past decade have been collated and organized into meaningful sections, providing a clear statement of Sinclair's thinking and research.
• Foundations outlines the major theoretical principles on which subsequent chapters are constructed;
• The organization of text traces the development of Sinclair's insights into the relationship between text structure and dialogue;
• Lexis and grammar presents core papers on the description of vocabulary, its relationship with grammar and the role of corpus analysis in describing lexical patterns.
Featuring introductions and summaries of key arguments, Trust the Text is an essential addition to any linguist's bookshelf.