Linking up contrastive and learner corpus research

Published in 2008 by Rodopi B.V. Editions, this academic volume was written by Gaëtanelle Gilquin to address a burgeoning interest in the intersection of two distinct linguistic fields: contrastive linguistics and learner corpus research. At the time of its release, the academic community was increasingly seeking methodologies to bridge the gap between comparing different languages and analyzing the specific errors or patterns produced by language learners. The book serves as a foundational text that explores how these two data-driven approaches can inform one another, providing a framework for researchers to deepen their understanding of interlanguage development.

Gaëtanelle Gilquin, a prominent scholar in corpus linguistics, designed this work to offer both a theoretical grounding and practical application for linguistic inquiry. The text was part of the Language and Computers series, which aimed to disseminate high-level research in computational linguistics and related disciplines. Within the field of applied linguistics, the book has been well-regarded for its methodical approach and its clarity in navigating the complex data sets required for corpus-based studies, often cited as a standard reference for students and scholars working on learner corpora.