MARLÉN IZQUIERDO FERNÁNDEZ

Universidad de León

Corpus-based cross-linguistic research: directions and applications

Lingüística aplicada

This paper outlines de various possibilities offered by corpus linguistics for cross-linguistic research. Three main areas belonging to the so-called ‘interlingual linguistics’ field are approached by commenting on the methodology followed to achieve their purposes, the direction of the research and the applications pursued, all of them being interdependent. This study also attempts at showing how the three areas of research contribute to the development of the field of cross-linguistic research by resorting to a common methodology, which makes them compatible with one another, even though their goals may be different.

By way of introduction, a brief review of the fields of Contrastive Analysis and Translation Studies since the 1980s up to now is presented to contrast the state-of-the-art in terms of methodology between then and present-day research. The paper emphasizes the role of corpora in the field, showing how Corpus Linguistics has made it possible both the revival and successful development of these areas of interlinguistic studies.

A brief account of current research reflects the various directions and applications of cross-linguistic research possible by means of the various types of corpora. The paper also presents Corpus Linguistics as a common methodology which brings disciplines together, enhancing the development and acknowledgement of cross-linguistic research as an area of applied linguistics




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