Keyness in Texts Edited by Marina Bondi and Mike Scott JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING COMPANY Studies in Corpus Linguistics (SCL) Keyness in Texts SCL focuses on the use of corpora throughout language study, the development of a quantitative approach to linguistics, the design and use of new tools for processing language texts, and the theoretical implications of a data-rich discipline. General Editor Elena Tognini-Bonelli The Tuscan Word Centre/ The University of Siena Advisory Board Michael Barlow University of Auckland Douglas Biber Northern Arizona University Marina Bondi University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Christopher S. Butler University of Wales, Swansea Sylviane Granger University of Louvain M.A.K. Halliday University of Sydney Susan Hunston University of Birmingham Stig Johansson University of Oslo Consulting Editor Wolfgang Teubert University of Birmingham Graeme Kennedy Victoria University of Wellington Geoffrey N. Leech University of Lancaster Anna Mauranen University of Helsinki Ute Römer University of Michigan Michaela Mahlberg University of Nottingham Jan Svartvik University of Lund John M. Swales University of Michigan Yang Huizhong Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Volume 41 Edited by Marina Bondi University of Modena & Reggio Emilia Mike Scott Aston University John Benjamins Publishing Company