Corpus linguistics and 17th-century prostitution : computational linguistics and history / Anthony McEnery and Helen Baker.

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2016]

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Corpus linguistics has much to offer history, being as both disciplines engage so heavily in analysis of large amounts of textual material. This book demonstrates the opportunities for exploring corpus linguistics as a method in historiography and the humanities and social sciences more generally. Focusing on the topic of prostitution in 17th-century England, it shows how corpus methods can assist in social research, and can be used to deepen our understanding and comprehension. McEnery and Baker draw principally on two sources? the newsbook Mercurius Fumigosis and the Early English Books Online Corpus. This scholarship on prostitution and the sex trade offers insight into the social position of women in history.

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Print version: McEnery, Tony, 1964- Corpus linguistics and 17th-century prostitution. London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2016]

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October 17, 2023

Corpus and discourse ; 3

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History.