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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I second this question</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>. I’ve been reading: <b><span style='font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.amazon.com/Corpus-Based-Language-Studies-Routledge-Linguistics/dp/0415286239/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209477788&sr=8-1"><span
class=srtitle1><b><i><font color="#003399"><span style='color:#003399;
font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none'>Corpus-Based
Language Studies: An Advanced Resource Book</span></font></i></b></span><span
class=srtitle1><b><font color="#003399"><span style='color:#003399;font-weight:
normal;text-decoration:none'> </span></font></b></span></a></span></b>by
Anthony McEnery<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>and found it
helpful, but I would also like other suggestions.</span></font><font size=2
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I would like to also ask if anyone knows
of any university courses in corpus linguistics offered online for distance
students??<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Karon Harden<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
corpora-bounces@uib.no [mailto:corpora-bounces@uib.no] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Shekhar Pradhan<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:05
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> corpora@uib.no<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Corpora-List] Boot camp
for corpus linguistics?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Although I have a strong background in computer science and pretty good
background in linguistics, statistical methods, machine learning, etc., I am
new to the field of corpus linguistics. Are there any kind of summer institutes
for introducing newbies to this field? Also, can anyone recommend a good
introductory book to this field and a site which gives an annotated list of all
the tools available in this field? Thanks in advance.<br>
<br>
Shekhar Pradhan<br>
Computer Science, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">marist</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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