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Corpus approaches to telecinematic languageEdited by Monika Bednarek, Valentin Werner and Marcia Veirano Pinto
[International Journal of Corpus Linguistics 26:1] 2021
► pp. 1–9
Edited by Monika Bednarek, Valentin Werner and Marcia Veirano Pinto
[International Journal of Corpus Linguistics 26:1] 2021
► pp. 1–9
Introduction
Corpus approaches to telecinematic language
Keywords: telecinematic discourse, telecinematic language, TV and film corpora, TV and movie corpora
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Corpora of English-language telecinematic discourse
- 3.Corpus linguistic research on telecinematic discourse
- 4.Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
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