This volume provides a systematic comparison of various methodological approaches in corpus linguistics through a series of parallel empirical studies that use a single corpus dataset to answer the same overarching research question, employing methodologies including corpus-based discourse analysis, audience perceptions, Multi-Dimensional analysis, pragmatic analysis, and keyword analysis.

Paul Baker is Professor of English Language at Lancaster University. His research involves applications of corpus linguistics and his recent books include Using Corpora to Analyze Gender (2014), Discourse Analysis and Media Attitudes (2013) and Sociolinguistics and Corpus Linguistics (2010). He is the commissioning editor of the journal Corpora.

Jesse Egbert is Assistant Professor of Linguistics and English Language at Brigham Young University. His research focuses on register variation and methodological issues in corpus linguistics. His research has been published in journals such as Corpora, International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, and Journal of English Linguistics.

I. Introduction 1. Introduction Paul Baker 2. The Corpus of Q+A Forums Jesse Egbert II. Empirical Studies 3. Keyword Analysis Tony McEnery 4. Semantic Domains Amanda Potts 5. Keywords, word sketches, sketch differences Adam Kilgariff 6. Lexical Bundles Bethany Gray 7. Multifactorial approaches to variation in lexis/syntax Stefan Gries 8. Multi-Dimensional Analysis Eric Friginal & Douglas Biber 9. Stylistic Perception Analysis Jesse Egbert 10. Evaluation Susan Hunston 11. Pragmatics Jonathon Culpeper & Claire Hardaker 12. Corpus-assisted Discourse Analysis of Gendered Discourses Paul Baker III. Methodological Triangulation 13. Methodological Triangulation: What Do We Learn about Q+A Forums? Paul Baker & Jesse Egbert 14. The Future of Methodological Triangulation in Corpus Analysis Jesse Egbert & Paul Baker