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Pedagogical Linguistics
Vol. 3:2 (2022) ► pp.109–142

Cognitive corpus linguistics and pedagogy

From rationale to applications

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This article deals with applied cognitive corpus linguistics, that is, the combined use of cognitive linguistics and corpus linguistics for pedagogical purposes. It describes the main features of each framework in terms of teaching applications and underlines their complementarity. Through several illustrations, it shows how applied cognitive corpus linguistics combines the benefits of corpus data (authenticity, quantification, diversification of genres, access to learner production, etc.) with those of cognitive principles (linguistic motivation, enhanced salience, realignment of form and meaning, etc.) in ways that are expected to foster the development of the learner’s language system.

Keywords: cognitive linguistics, corpus linguistics, language teaching, foreign language learner
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Cognitive linguistics and pedagogy
  • 3.Corpus linguistics and pedagogy
  • 4.Applied cognitive corpus linguistics
    • 4.1Using corpora in cognitively inspired pedagogy
      • 4.1.1The empirical turn in cognitive linguistics
      • 4.1.2Advantages of corpora for applied cognitive linguistics
      • 4.1.3Limitations
    • 4.2Using cognitive principles in corpus-based pedagogy
      • 4.2.1The theoretical contribution to corpus linguistics
      • 4.2.2Advantages of cognitive principles for applied corpus linguistics
      • 4.2.3Limitations
    • 4.3Complementarity between corpus linguistics and cognitive linguistics
    • 4.4Illustrations
      • 4.4.1Corpus-informed or cognition-informed approach
      • 4.4.2Corpus-driven approach
      • 4.4.3Cognition-driven approach
  • 5.Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 1 July 2022
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https://doi.org/10.1075/pl.22014.gil
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