Quantitative research methods for linguists :

Grant, Tim (Professor of forensic linguistics)

Quantitative research methods for linguists : a questions and answers approach for students / Tim Grant [and five others]. - xi, 152 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Quantitative Research Methods for Linguistics provides an accessible introduction to research methods for undergraduates undertaking research for the first time. Employing a task-based approach, the authors demonstrate key methods through a series of worked examples, allowing students to take a learn-by-doing approach and making quantitative methods less daunting for the novice researcher. Key features include: Chapters framed around real research questions, walking the student step-by-step through the various methods; Guidance on how to design your own research project; Basic questions and answers that every new researcher needs to know; A comprehensive glossary that makes the most technical of terms clear to readers; Coverage of different statistical packages including R and SPSS. Quantitative Research Methods for Linguistics is essential reading for all students undertaking degrees in linguistics and English language studies.

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Applied linguistics--Research--Methodology.
Applied linguistics--Study and teaching--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Linguistics--Study and teaching--Handbooks, manuals, etc.



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