Recurrent word combinations in academic writing by native and non-native speakers of English : a lexical bundles approach

Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 81 - 92
Published: Apr 1, 2012
Abstract
In order for discourse to be considered idiomatic, it needs to exhibit features like fluency and pragmatically appropriate language use. Advances in corpus linguistics make it possible to examine idiomaticity from the perspective of recurrent word combinations. One approach to capture such word combinations is by the automatic retrieval of lexical bundles. We investigated the use of English-language lexical bundles in advanced learner writing by...
Paper Details
Title
Recurrent word combinations in academic writing by native and non-native speakers of English : a lexical bundles approach
Published Date
Apr 1, 2012
Volume
31
Issue
2
Pages
81 - 92
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