Corpora: Formal Spoken English

[Linn Kinley Roby-Muller]

I will be doing a longitudinal study of formal spoken English in the
House of Commons Committee sessions for my MA dissertation at the
University of Reading (Centre for Applied Language Studies). I would be
extremely grateful if anyone knows of a similar corpora from within the
last ten years which I could use as a basis for comparison.

I will be focussing on hedging devices.

As I worked teaching MPs at the German Parliament for five years
(1994-1999), I am particularly interested in applications of
concordance-based instruction for diplomats, civil servants, and those
training for work in the European Union.

Thank you in advance for your help

Linn Roby-Muller

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Linn Roby-Muller
Whiteknights Hall
Upper Redlands Rd
Reading RG15JN
Berkshire
England