SOME CONCLUSIONSSOME CONCLUSIONS

CADSCADS

Tognini-BonelliTognini-Bonelli

Corpus-Corpus-based based

Corpus-Corpus-drivendriven

CADSCADS

Corpus-Corpus-based based : : corpus as a corpus as a library of texts to be searched to library of texts to be searched to exemplify conclusions at which exemplify conclusions at which the researcher has already the researcher has already arrivedarrived

(Very Bad)(Very Bad)

CADSCADS

Corpus-Corpus-driven driven : : ‘the theoretical ‘the theoretical statement can only be formulated statement can only be formulated in the presence of corpus evidence in the presence of corpus evidence and is fully accountable to it’ (p. and is fully accountable to it’ (p. 11). We have to trust the texts.11). We have to trust the texts.

(Good)(Good)

CADSCADS

Corpus-Corpus-assisted assisted : a bit of each : a bit of each when necessarywhen necessary

CorDisCorDis

CorDis CorDis : How the Iraq conflict was : How the Iraq conflict was discussed and reported. discussed and reported. (Sub-)Corpora:(Sub-)Corpora:

US Senate; UK HoCUS Senate; UK HoC White House briefingsWhite House briefings TV newsTV news NewspapersNewspapers Hutton InquiryHutton Inquiry

CorDisCorDis

How various news organs reported How various news organs reported on the coverage of on the coverage of otherother news news organsorgans

Pro-intervention vs Anti-war campsPro-intervention vs Anti-war camps

armchairarmchair

Playing with Playing with WordSmith Key WordSmith Key Clusters Clusters (inductive: corpus-(inductive: corpus-drivendriven))

armchair generalsarmchair generals

armchairarmchair

armchairarmchair General*General* etc etc

““Washington’s armchair warriors”Washington’s armchair warriors” ““Keyboard warriors”Keyboard warriors” ““Yankee jim-jam generals”Yankee jim-jam generals”

armchairarmchair

““That's not the bar-room consensus That's not the bar-room consensus of assorted half-pint bombardiers of assorted half-pint bombardiers and white-wine generals in the Pig and white-wine generals in the Pig and Missile …”and Missile …”

armchairarmchair

Hypothesis: Hypothesis: armchair X armchair X displays displays an unfavourable prosodyan unfavourable prosody

Look up other corpora to find more Look up other corpora to find more examples in supportexamples in support

Corpus-Corpus-basedbased (oh dear)(oh dear)

armchairarmchair

Papers05Papers05

Bad:Bad: armchairarmchair expert, patriot, expert, patriot, criticcritic

Good: Good: armchair traveller, armchair traveller, banking, investment, fieldworkbanking, investment, fieldwork

armchairarmchair

Combination of corpusCombination of corpus-driven -driven and and corpuscorpus-based -based leads to refinement of leads to refinement of hypothesis:hypothesis:

TwoTwo armchair X armchair X::

For pontificationFor pontification

For travelling, working, money-makingFor travelling, working, money-making

CADS CADS Summary Summary

Overview & detail; quantity & Overview & detail; quantity & quality; c-driven & c-based; quality; c-driven & c-based; induction and deductioninduction and deduction

‘ ‘Non-obvious meaning’Non-obvious meaning’

CADS CADS Summary Summary

Free-thinking: find out things for Free-thinking: find out things for ourselvesourselves

We can “check” or “para-replicate” We can “check” or “para-replicate” the claims of other scholarsthe claims of other scholars

CADSCADS

Types of research:Types of research:

LinguisticLinguistic

Sociolinguistic: sociolects; Sociolinguistic: sociolects; idiolects; “techno-lects”idiolects; “techno-lects”

Armchair linguist to the Corpus Armchair linguist to the Corpus linguist:linguist:

‘ ‘Why should I think that what you tell Why should I think that what you tell me is interesting?’me is interesting?’

CADSCADS: value of reinforcing : value of reinforcing introspection with observationintrospection with observation