This is an invaluable companion for students undertaking a piece of independent research for the first time. It introduces the most commonly used tools and techniques of research and offers practical advice on how to choose a research topic, how to collect data, how to analyze it, and how towrite up the results. The authors incorporate over 250 project ideas and cover plagiarism, referencing, the use of corpora, phonetic and orthographic transcription, and writing good English.
