Quantitative Research Methods for Linguists

a questions and answers approach for students

By: Tim Grant, Urszula Clark, Gertrud Reershemius, Dave Pollard, Garry Plappert

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eText | 14 July 2017 | Edition Number 1

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Quantitative Research Methods for Linguistics provides an accessible introduction to research methods for undergraduates undertaking research for the first time. Employing a task-based approach, the authors demonstrate key methods through a series of worked examples, allowing students to take a learn-by-doing approach and making quantitative methods less daunting for the novice researcher.

Key features include:

Chapters framed around real research questions, walking the student step-by-step through the various methods;
Guidance on how to design your own research project;
Basic questions and answers that every new researcher needs to know;
A comprehensive glossary that makes the most technical of terms clear to readers;
Coverage of different statistical packages including R and SPSS.

Quantitative Research Methods for Linguistics is essential reading for all students undertaking degrees in linguistics and English language studies.