Ute Römer-Barron

List of John Benjamins publications for which Ute Römer-Barron plays a role.

Book series

Journals

Subjects Corpus linguistics | Discourse studies | Pragmatics | Writing and literacy

Patterns, Meaningful Units and Specialized Discourses

Edited by Ute Römer-Barron and Rainer Schulze

[Benjamins Current Topics, 22] 2010. v, 124 pp.
Subjects Corpus linguistics | Discourse studies | Pragmatics

Exploring the Lexis–Grammar Interface

Edited by Ute Römer-Barron and Rainer Schulze

[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 35] 2009. vi, 321 pp.
Subjects Corpus linguistics | Lexicography | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics

Patterns, meaningful units and specialized discourses

Edited by Ute Römer-Barron and Rainer Schulze

Special issue of International Journal of Corpus Linguistics 13:3 (2008) 144 pp.
Subjects Computational & corpus linguistics
Subjects Corpus linguistics | English linguistics | Germanic linguistics | Language acquisition | Language teaching | Syntax
The study reported on in this paper uses data from a large, pseudolongitudinal corpus of second language (L2) learner writing to investigate how L2 knowledge of verb-argument constructions (VACs) develops from low-beginner to upper-intermediate proficiency levels. The focus is on learners from… read more
Römer-Barron, Ute, Viviana Cortes and Eric Friginal 2020 Introduction: Advances in corpus-based research on academic writingAdvances in Corpus-based Research on Academic Writing: Effects of discipline, register, and writer expertise, Römer-Barron, Ute, Viviana Cortes and Eric Friginal (eds.), pp. 1–6 | Chapter
Yilmaz, Selahattin and Ute Römer-Barron 2020 A corpus-based exploration of constructions in written academic English as a lingua francaAdvances in Corpus-based Research on Academic Writing: Effects of discipline, register, and writer expertise, Römer-Barron, Ute, Viviana Cortes and Eric Friginal (eds.), pp. 59–88 | Chapter
With English being the global language of research, academic English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) research has gained wide recognition. While early research showcased the dynamic nature of spoken academic ELF, written academic ELF, a more recent focus of research, remains to be under-studied.… read more
Römer-Barron, Ute 2019 A corpus perspective on the development of verb constructions in second language learnersConstructions in Applied Linguistics, Hunston, Susan and Florent Perek (eds.), pp. 268–290 | Article
This article reports initial findings from a study that uses written data from second language (L2) learners of English at different proficiency levels (CEFR A1 to C1) in a large-scale investigation of verb-argument construction (VAC) emergence. The findings provide insights into first VACs in L2… read more
Römer-Barron, Ute and Jamie Garner 2019 The development of verb constructions in spoken learner English: Tracing effects of usage and proficiencyCorpus-based Approaches to Spoken L2 Production: Evidence from the Trinity Lancaster Corpus, Brezina, Vaclav, Dana Gablasova and Tony McEnery (eds.), pp. 207–230 | Article
Based on datasets of L1 Italian and Spanish learner language culled from the Trinity Lancaster Corpus Sample, this paper investigates how verb-argument constructions (VACs) develop in the spoken English of L2 learners across proficiency levels. In addition to proficiency and L1 effects, we focus… read more
O'Donnell, Matthew Brook, Ute Römer-Barron and Nick C. Ellis 2015 The development of formulaic sequences in first and second language writing: Investigating effects of frequency, association, and native normCurrent Issues in Phraseology, Hoffmann, Sebastian, Bettina Fischer-Starcke and Andrea Sand (eds.), pp. 83–108 | Article
Formulaic sequences are recognised as having important roles in language acquisition, processing, fluency, idiomaticity, and instruction. But there is little agreement over their definition and measurement, or on methods of corpus comparison. We argue that replicable research must be grounded upon… read more
Römer-Barron, Ute, Matthew Brook O'Donnell and Nick C. Ellis 2015 Chapter 2. Using COBUILD grammar patterns for a large-scale analysis of verb-argument constructions: Exploring corpus data and speaker knowledgeCorpora, Grammar and Discourse: In honour of Susan Hunston, Groom, Nicholas, Maggie Charles and Suganthi John (eds.), pp. 43–72 | Article
This paper takes patterns identified in COBUILD Grammar Patterns 1: Verbs (Francis et al. 1996) as a starting point for the systematic, large-scale analysis of English verb-argument constructions (VACs), using both corpus/computational methods and psycholinguistic experiments. We work in an… read more
We used free association tasks to investigate second language (L2) verb-argument constructions (VACs) and the ways in which their access is sensitive to statistical patterns of usage (verb type-token frequency distribution, VAC-verb contingency, verb-VAC semantic prototypicality). 131 German, 131… read more
O'Donnell, Matthew Brook, Ute Römer-Barron and Nick C. Ellis 2013 The development of formulaic sequences in first and second language writing: Investigating effects of frequency, association, and native normCurrent issues in phraseology, Hoffmann, Sebastian, Bettina Fischer-Starcke and Andrea Sand (eds.), pp. 83–108 | Article
Formulaic sequences are recognised as having important roles in language acquisition, processing, fluency, idiomaticity, and instruction. But there is little agreement over their definition and measurement, or on methods of corpus comparison. We argue that replicable research must be grounded upon… read more
This paper introduces the Michigan Corpus of Upper-level Student Papers (MICUSP) as a new resource that will enable researchers and teachers of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to investigate the written discourse of highly advanced student writers whose written assignments have been awarded the… read more
Starting from the observation that meaning does not primarily reside in individual words but in the phrase, this paper focuses on the examination of recurring phrases in language. It introduces a new analytical model that leads corpus researchers to a profile of the central phraseological items in… read more
Schulze, Rainer and Ute Römer-Barron 2010 Introduction: Patterns, meaningful units and specialized discoursesPatterns, Meaningful Units and Specialized Discourses, Römer-Barron, Ute and Rainer Schulze (eds.), pp. 1–6 | Introduction
Römer-Barron, Ute 2009 The inseparability of lexis and grammar: Corpus linguistic perspectivesAnnual Review of Cognitive Linguistics: Volume 7, Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez, Francisco José (ed.), pp. 140–162 | Article
This paper focuses on the interface of lexis and grammar and provides corpus evidence for the inseparability of two areas that have traditionally been kept apart, both in language teaching and in linguistic analysis and description. The paper will first give an overview of a number of influential… read more
Römer-Barron, Ute 2009 Corpus research and practice: What help do teachers need and what can we offer?Corpora and Language Teaching, Aijmer, Karin (ed.), pp. 83–98 | Article
Despite the progress that has recently been made in the field of corpus linguistics and language teaching, it is not clear what impact corpora have actually had so far on English language teaching practice. Corpus researchers often claim that corpus linguistics can make a difference for language… read more
Schulze, Rainer and Ute Römer-Barron 2009 Introduction: Zooming inExploring the Lexis–Grammar Interface, Römer-Barron, Ute and Rainer Schulze (eds.), pp. 1–11 | Article
Evaluation is a pervasive element in spoken and written language but its identification poses serious problems to linguistic researchers, especially when they are dealing with larger amounts of text which require the application of computer-assisted analytic techniques. This article explores ways… read more
Schulze, Rainer and Ute Römer-Barron 2008 Introduction: Patterns, meaningful units and specialized discoursesPatterns, meaningful units and specialized discourses, Römer-Barron, Ute and Rainer Schulze (eds.), pp. 265–270 | Article
Based on a large set of data from one of the biggest available corpora of spoken British English (the 10-million word spoken component of the BNC), this article explores central lexical-grammatical aspects of progressive forms with future time reference. Among the phenomena investigated are verb… read more
Römer-Barron, Ute 2005 “This seems somewhat counterintuitive, though…”: Negative evaluation in linguistic book reviews by male and female authorsStrategies in Academic Discourse, Tognini-Bonelli, Elena and Gabriella Del Lungo Camiciotti (eds.), pp. 97–115 | Article
Römer-Barron, Ute 2004 Textbooks: A corpus-driven approach to modal auxiliaries and their didacticsHow to Use Corpora in Language Teaching, Sinclair, John McH. (ed.), pp. 185–199 | Article
Römer-Barron, Ute 2004 Comparing real and ideal language learner input: The use of an EFL textbook corpus in corpus linguistics and language teachingCorpora and Language Learners, Aston, Guy, Silvia Bernardini and Dominic Stewart (eds.), pp. 151–168 | Article