The English Studies Department hosts presentation on Corpus Linguistics by Dr Gabriel Ozon

Dr Gabriel Ozon, from the School of English University of Sheffield, delivered a very informative Presentation on Corpus Linguistics hosted by the English Studies Department during his visit at the International Faculty for the Graduation Ceremony 2015. 

His presentation, which took place on 20 November 2015, was entitled “Building a corpus of an unwritten language: Methods and challenges” and focused on the application of quantitative (corpus linguistics) techniques in order to extract patterns and conditions of use from authentic data.

Dr Ozon’s teaching and research have engendered a keen interest in linguistic variation, and along with Melanie Green (Sussex) and Miriam Ayafor (Yaounde I), he is conducting a Research Project, supported by a British Academy/Leverhulme Grant, aiming to build a corpus of Cameroon Pidgin English (CPE).

The event was attended by a great number of postgraduate and undergraduate students and staff of the English Studies Department, and was followed by a vibrant discussion with the audience.