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David Oakey

Dr David Oakey
BA, MEd, PhD, FHEA

Publications

Selected publications

  1. What can a corpus tell us about lexis? (Chapter - 2022)
  2. Phrases in EAP academic writing pedagogy: Illuminating Halliday’s influence on research and practice (Journal article - 2020)
  3. Beyond single domains: writing boundary crossing (Chapter - 2014)
  4. Fixed collocational patterns in isolexical and isotextual versions of a corpus (Chapter - 2009)
  5. Phraseology and imagery in UK public health agency COVID-19 tweets (Chapter - 2022)
  6. “I will say the picture of the background is not related to the words”: using corpus linguistics and focus groups to reveal how speakers of English as an additional language perceive the effectiveness of the phraseology and imagery in UK public health tweets during COVID-19 (Journal article - 2023)
  7. Formulaic language in English academic writing: A corpus-based study of the formal and functional variation of a lexical phrase in different academic disciplines in English. (Chapter - 2002)
  8. Learners' Perceived Development of Spoken Grammar Awareness after Corpus-Informed Instruction: An Exploration of Learner Diaries (Journal article - 2024)
  9. Introducing Applied Linguistics (Book - 2009)
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2024

Introductory editorial synthesis paper: Corpus linguistics and the language of COVID-19: Applications and outcomes

Oakey, D., & Vincent, B. (2024). Introductory editorial synthesis paper: Corpus linguistics and the language of COVID-19: Applications and outcomes. Applied Corpus Linguistics, 100110. doi:10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100110

DOI
10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100110
Journal article

2023

“I will say the picture of the background is not related to the words”: using corpus linguistics and focus groups to reveal how speakers of English as an additional language perceive the effectiveness of the phraseology and imagery in UK public health tweets during COVID-19

Jones, C., Oakey, D., & O'Halloran, K. L. (2023). “I will say the picture of the background is not related to the words”: using corpus linguistics and focus groups to reveal how speakers of English as an additional language perceive the effectiveness of the phraseology and imagery in UK public health tweets during COVID-19. Applied Corpus Linguistics, 3(2), 100053. doi:10.1016/j.acorp.2023.100053

DOI
10.1016/j.acorp.2023.100053
Journal article

2022

2021

2020

2019

2014

Beyond single domains: writing boundary crossing

Oakey, D. J., & Russell, D. R. (2014). Beyond single domains: writing boundary crossing. In E. -M. Jakobs, & D. Perrin (Eds.), Handbook of Writing and Text Production (Vol. 10, pp. 385-412). Amsterdam: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. doi:10.1515/9783110220674.385

DOI
10.1515/9783110220674.385
Chapter

2011

Recursive search and social media for STEM vocabulary learning

Aist, G., Slater, T., Oakey, D., & Ramaeker, H. (2011). Recursive search and social media for STEM vocabulary learning. In S. Huffman, & V. Hegelheimer (Eds.), The role of CALL in hybrid and online language courses (pp. 1-4). Ames, IA: Iowa State University. Retrieved from https://apling.engl.iastate.edu/

Chapter

2010

English vocabulary and collocation

Oakey, D. (2010). English vocabulary and collocation. In S. E. Hunston, & D. J. Oakey (Eds.), Introducing Applied Linguistics: Concepts and Skills (pp. 14-23). Taylor & Francis US.

Chapter

Introducing Applied Linguistics Concepts and Skills

Hunston, S. E., & Oakey, D. (Eds.) (2010). Introducing Applied Linguistics Concepts and Skills. Taylor & Francis US.

Book

Using Corpus and Web Language Data to Create EAP Teaching Materials

Using Corpus and Web Language Data to Create EAP Teaching Materials (n.d.). In Transforming Literacies and Language : Multimodality and Literacy in the New Media Age. Bloomsbury Academic. doi:10.5040/9781474212014.ch-009

DOI
10.5040/9781474212014.ch-009
Chapter

2009

English vocabulary and collocation

English vocabulary and collocation (2009). In Introducing Applied Linguistics (pp. 30-42). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203875728-11

DOI
10.4324/9780203875728-11
Chapter

Introducing Applied Linguistics

Hunston, S., & Oakey, D. (n.d.). Introducing Applied Linguistics. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203875728

DOI
10.4324/9780203875728
Book

Fixed collocational patterns in isolexical and isotextual versions of a corpus

Oakey, D. J. (2009). Fixed collocational patterns in isolexical and isotextual versions of a corpus. In P. Baker (Ed.), Contemporary Corpus Linguistics (pp. 142-160). London: Bloomsbury Publishing.

Chapter

Fixed Collocational Patterns in Isolexical and Isotextual Versions of a Corpus

Oakey, D. (2009). Fixed Collocational Patterns in Isolexical and Isotextual Versions of a Corpus. In Contemporary Corpus Linguistics (pp. 140-158).

Chapter

2005

Academic vocabulary in academic discourse

Oakey, D. (2005). Academic vocabulary in academic discourse. In Studies in Corpus Linguistics (pp. 169-183). John Benjamins Publishing Company. doi:10.1075/scl.19.13oak

DOI
10.1075/scl.19.13oak
Chapter

Academic vocabulary in academic discourse the phraseological behaviour of EVALUATION in Economics research articles

Oakey, D. (2005). Academic vocabulary in academic discourse the phraseological behaviour of EVALUATION in Economics research articles. In Unknown Book (Vol. 19, pp. 169-183). doi:10.1075/scl.19.13oak

DOI
10.1075/scl.19.13oak
Chapter

2002

6. Formulaic language in English academic writing

Oakey, D. (2002). 6. Formulaic language in English academic writing. In Studies in Corpus Linguistics (pp. 111-129). John Benjamins Publishing Company. doi:10.1075/scl.9.08oak

DOI
10.1075/scl.9.08oak
Chapter

Formulaic language in English academic writing: A corpus-based study of the formal and functional variation of a lexical phrase in different academic disciplines in English.

Oakey, D. J. (2002). Formulaic language in English academic writing: A corpus-based study of the formal and functional variation of a lexical phrase in different academic disciplines in English.. In R. Reppen, S. Fitzmaurice, & D. Biber (Eds.), Using Corpora to Explore Linguistic Variation (pp. 111-130). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing.

Chapter

2000

Excel at Academic English

OAKEY, D. (2000). Excel at Academic English. ReCALL, 12(2), 221-222. doi:10.1017/s0958344000230929

DOI
10.1017/s0958344000230929
Journal article

<i>Language Centres: Integration through Innovation</i> Papers from the 5th CERCLES Conference, Bergamo, 17–19 September 1998. David Bickerton and Maurizio Gotti (eds.). CERCLES, Department of Modern Languages, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA. ISBN 1-84102-054-0.

OAKEY, D. (2000). <i>Language Centres: Integration through Innovation</i> Papers from the5th CERCLES Conference, Bergamo, 17–19 September 1998. DavidBickerton and Maurizio Gotti (eds.). CERCLES, Department of Modern Languages, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA. ISBN 1-84102-054-0.. ReCALL, 12(1), 113-114. doi:10.1017/s0958344000001312

DOI
10.1017/s0958344000001312
Journal article

The mystery project: Bridging the gap on-line

Dunbar, E. J., Linklater, S., & Oakey, D. (2000). The mystery project: Bridging the gap on-line. Educational Technology and Society, 3(3), 293-307.

Journal article