Richard Xiao es un lingüista cuyo trabajo profundiza en el estudio del lenguaje y su aplicación. Su investigación examina las intrincadas conexiones entre los patrones lingüísticos y su uso en el mundo real, contribuyendo a una comprensión más profunda de cómo opera el lenguaje. El enfoque de Xiao fusiona perspectivas teóricas con análisis de datos prácticos, produciendo visiones valiosas sobre la naturaleza de la comunicación. Su experiencia enriquece el campo de la lingüística, ofreciendo a los lectores una mirada atractiva a la estructura y función del lenguaje.
This Mandarin Chinese dictionary features 5,000 commonly used words and 2,000 characters, based on a fifty-million-word corpus from various text types. It offers a detailed frequency-based list and an alphabetical index, making it ideal for learners.
An Advanced Resource Book
Routledge Applied Linguistics is a series of comprehensive textbooks, providing students and researchers with the support they need for advanced study in the core areas of English language and Applied Linguistics. Each book in the series guides readers through three main sections, enabling them to explore and develop major themes within the discipline. Throughout the book, topics are revisited, extended, interwoven and deconstructed, with the reader’s understanding strengthened by tasks and follow-up questions. Corpus-Based Language Studies : The accompanying website to this book can be found at