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|  | Michael McCarthy School of English Studies The University of Nottingham Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK Phone: (814) 863-1212 Fax: (814) 865-1316 | |
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Michael McCarthy is Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics at the University of Nottingham, UK, Adjunct Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Pennsylvania State University, USA, and Adjunct Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Limerick, Ireland. He is author of Vocabulary (Oxford University Press, 1990), Discourse Analysis for Language Teachers (Cambridge University Press, 1991), Language as Discourse (with Ronald Carter, Longman, 1994), Exploring Spoken English (with Ronald Carter, Cambridge University Press, 1997), Vocabulary: Description, Acquisition and Pedagogy (co-edited with Norbert Schmitt, Cambridge University Press, 1997), Spoken Language and Applied Linguistics (Cambridge University Press, 1998), Exploring Grammar in Context (with Ronald Carter and Rebecca Hughes, Cambridge University Press, 2000), Issues in Applied Linguistics (Cambridge University Press, 2001) and The Cambridge Grammar of English (with Ronald Carter, Cambridge University Press, 2006). He is also co-author of Vocabulary in Use, Basic, Upper Intermediate and Advanced levels (with Felicity O'Dell, Cambridge University Press, 1994), and author/co-author of more than 70 academic papers. He is Academic Consultant to the Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs and the Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms and Phrases. From 1994 to 1998 he was co-editor of Applied Linguistics. He is co-director (with Ronald Carter) of the 5-million word CANCODE spoken English corpus project, and the one-million word CANBEC spoken Business English corpus project, both sponsored by Cambridge University Press, at the University of Nottingham. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He has lectured on language and language teaching in 38 countries and has been actively involved in language teaching for 40 years. | |||
Project: Assessing Development of Advanced Proficiency through Learner Corpora
Selected Bibliography:
Walsh, S., O'Keefe, A., & McCarthy, M. (2008). '...post-colonialism, multiculturalism, structuralism, feminism, post-modernism and so on and so forth': A comparative analysis of vague category markers in academic discourse. In A. Ädel and R. Reppen (eds.), Corpora and discourse (pp. 9-29). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
McCarthy, M. J. (2005). "Fluency and confluence: What fluent speakers do." The Language Teacher 29(6): 26-28.
McCarthy, M. J., McCarten, J. et al. (2005). Touchstone Level 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M. J., & O'Dell, F. (2005). English Collacations in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M. J., McCarten, J. et al. (2005). Touchstone Level 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Carter, R. A., & McCarthy, M. J. (2004). "Talking creating: Interactional language, creativity and context." Applied Linguistics 25(1): 62-88.
Carter, R. A., & McCarthy, M. J. (2004). "There's millions of them: Hyperbole in everyday conversation." Journal of Pragmatics 36: 149-184.
McCarthy, M. J. (2004). "Lessons from the analysis of chunks." The Language Teacher 28(7): 9-12.
Handford, M., & McCarthy, M. J. (2004). Invisible to us: A preliminary corpus-based study of spoken business English. Discourse in the professions. In U. Connor & T. Upton. (Eds.), Perspective from corpus linguistics (pp. 167-201). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
McCarthy, M. J. (2004). Touchstone: From corpus to coursebook . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M. J. (2004). "Using a corpus in language teaching." CALPER Professional Development, from http://calper.la.psu.edu/publications.php.
McCarthy, M. J. (2004). "Using corpora in language teaching." CALPER Digests, from http://calper.la.psu.edu/publications.php.
McCarthy, M. J., & O'Dell, F. (2004). English phrasal verbs in use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M. J. (2004). "What constitutes a basic vocabulary for spoken communication?" JACET Summer Proceedings 4: 1-17.
McCarthy, M. J., & O'Keeffe, A. (2004). "Research in the teaching of speaking." Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 24: 26-43.
McCarthy, M. J., & Spottl, C. (2004). Comparing the knowledge of formulaic sequences across L1, L2, L3, and L4. In N. Schmitt. (Ed.), Formulaic Sequences (pp. 191-225). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
McCarthy, M. J. (2004). Word routes. Bilingual thesaurus, English-Chinese (pp. 507). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M. J., & O'Keeffe, A. (2003). What's in a name: vocatives in casual conversation and radio-phone-in calls. In P. Leistyna & C. Meier. (Eds.), Corpus analysis: Language structure and language use (pp. 153-185). Amsterdam: Rodopi.
McCarthy, M. J., & O'Dell, F. (2003). English Idioms in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M. J. (2003). Talking back: Small, interactional response tokens in everyday conversation. In J. Coupland. (Ed.), Research on Language in Social Interaction 36 (1): 33-63.
McCarthy, M. J., & Spottl, C. (2003). Formulaic utterance in the multi-lingual context. In J. Cenoz, U. Jessner & B. Hufeisen. (Eds.), The Multilingual Lexicon (pp. 133-151). Dordrecht: Kluwer.
Carter, R. A., & McCarthy, M. J. (2003). "If you ever hear a native speaker, please let us know!" IATEFL.
McCarthy, M. J., & Walsh, S. (2003). Discourse. In D. Nunam. (Ed.), Practical English Language Teaching (pp. 173-195). New York: McGraw-Hill.
McCarthy, M. J., Matthiessen, C., et al. (2002). Discourse analysis. In N. Schmitt. (Ed.), An Introduction to Applied Linguistics (pp. 55-73). London: Edward Arnold.
McCarthy, M. J., & O'Dell, F. (2002). English vocabulary in use. Advanced Level. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M. J., O'Dell, F., et al. (2001). Basic vocabulary in use. American English. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Tao, H., & McCarthy, M. J. (2001). "Understanding non-restrictive which-clauses in spoken English, which is not an easy thing." Language Sciences 2: 651-677.
McCarthy, M. J. (2001). Issues In Applied Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M. J. (2001). Discourse. In R. A. Carter & D. Nunam. (Eds.), Teaching English to speakers of other languages (pp.48-55). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M. J. (2001). "What is an advanced level vocabulary?" Studies in English Language and Linguistics 3: 149-163.
McCarthy, M. J., & Carter, R. A. (2001). Designing the discourse syllabus. In D. Hall & A. Hewings (Eds.), Innovation in English language teaching (pp. 55-63). London: Routledge.
McCarthy, M. J., & O'Dell, F. (2001). Test your English vocabulary in use. Upper intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M. J., & Carter, R. A. (2001). "Size isn't everything: Spoken English, corpus and the classroom." TESOL Quarterly 35 : 337-340.
McCarthy, M. J., & Carter, R. A. (2001). Ten Criteria for a Spoken Grammar.In E. Hinkel & S. Fotos. (Eds.), New perspectives on grammar teaching in second language classrooms (pp. 51-75). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
McCarthy, M. J., & Carter, R. A. (2000). Feeding back: non-minimal response tokens in everyday English conversation. In C. Heffer & H. Sauntson (Eds.), Words in context: A tribute to John Sinclair on his retirement. Birmingham, ELR Discourse Monograph No.18: 263-283.
McCarthy, M. J., & Makhosch, M. (2000). Discourse, process and reflection in teacher education. In M. Breen & A. Littlejohn. (Eds.), Classroom Decision-Making (pp. 223-232). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M. J. (2000). Captive Audiences. In J. Coupland. (Ed.), " The Discourse of Close Contact Service Encounters. Small Talk (pp. 84-109). London: Longman.
McCarthy, M. J. (2000). Exploring English Grammar in Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Carter, R. A., & McCarthy, M. J. (1999). "The English get passive in spoken discourse: description and implications for an interpersonal grammar." English Language and Linguistics 3: 41-58.
McCarthy, M. J. (1999). "Ten top principles in the design of vocabulary materials." Les apres-midi de LAIRDIL No. 6: 9-24.
McCarthy, M. J. (1999). "Turning numbers into thoughts." The Language Teacher 25-27.
McCarthy, M. J., & O'Dell, F. (1999). English Vocabulary in Use. Elementary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M. J. (1999). "What constitutes a basic vocabulary for spoken communication?" Studies in English Language and Linguistics 1: 233-249.
McCarthy, M. J. (1998). Cambridge international dictionary of idioms. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M. J. (1998). Spoken language and applied linguistics. Cambridge:Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M. J. (1998). "Talking their heads off: The everyday conversation of everyday people." Studies in English Language and Linguistics 0 : 107-128.
McCarthy, M. J. (1998). "Taming the spoken language: Genre theory and pedagogy." The Language Teacher 22: 21-23.
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