"This is an ideal text for Linguistics undergraduates needing guidance on quantitative methods. It features step-by-step guides, engagingly grounded in real-world case studies. Especially helpful is the focus on linguistic research contexts, with discussion of appropriate tests and approaches for each one. Students will find this book a useful and accessible reference."

Will Barras, University of Aberdeen, UK

Quantitative Research Methods for Linguistics provides an accessible introduction to research methods for undergraduates undertaking research for the first time. Employing a task-based approach, the authors demonstrate key methods through a series of worked examples, allowing students to take a learn-by-doing approach and making quantitative methods less daunting for the novice researcher.

Key features include:

• Chapters framed around real research questions, walking the student step-by-step through the various methods;
• Guidance on how to design your own research project;
• Basic questions and answers that every new researcher needs to know;
• A comprehensive glossary that makes the most technical of terms clear to readers;
• Coverage of different statistical packages including R and SPSS.

Quantitative Research Methods for Linguistics is essential reading for all students undertaking degrees in linguistics and English language studies.