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Lexical Approach Key Concepts
Lexical Approach Key Concepts
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What is lexis in the context of the Lexical Approach?
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The vocabulary or word stock of a language, consisting of chunks that produce coherent text.
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How does the Lexical Approach view language structure?
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Language consists of chunks rather than dividing into grammar and vocabulary.
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What is the lexicon according to the Lexical Approach?
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The collection of all lexical items, including words and multi-word chunks.
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What is a word in lexical categories?
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A single lexical item that can stand alone, like 'open' or 'certainly'.
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Why are words the largest category in the lexicon?
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They are the most familiar and numerous single units in language.
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What insight does the Lexical Approach provide about the lexicon?
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Much of it consists of multi-word items beyond single words.
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What are polywords?
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Multi-word combinations that act like mini-idioms, such as 'by the way' or 'nevertheless'.
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What characteristic do polywords like 'on the other hand' have?
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They have no similar reversible or substitutable expressions.
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How do polywords differ across languages?
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Some are not reversible in one language but are in another, like 'bread and butter'.
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What is a collocation?
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The phenomenon where certain words co-occur in natural text more frequently than randomly.
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What is an example of a collocation pair?
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Words like 'make a mistake' over 'do a mistake'.
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How do collocations range in fixedness?
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From fixed like 'a broken home' to relatively fixed to novel combinations.
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What does David Brazil call fixed collocations?
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'Word-like objects'.
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What is a fixed expression?
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A fully fixed multi-word lexical item with special status in language.
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What are examples of social greetings as fixed expressions?
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'Good morning' or 'Happy New Year'.
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What are politeness phrases in fixed expressions?
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'No thank you, I'm fine' or 'I'll have to be going'.
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What is 'phrase book' language in fixed expressions?
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Practical phrases like 'Can you tell me the way to..., please?'.
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What are idioms as fixed expressions?
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Picturesque phrases like 'putting the cart before the horse'.
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What is a semi-fixed expression?
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A frame with slots filled in a limited number of ways.
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What are almost fixed expressions?
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Expressions permitting minimal variation, like 'It's not my fault'.
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What slot-filler rule applies in 'I haven't seen you + time expression'?
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Time expression with 'for' or 'since'.
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What are sentence heads in semi-fixed expressions?
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Frames like 'What was really interesting was...'.
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What is an example of an extended frame in semi-fixed expressions?
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Formal letter openings or academic paper paragraphs.
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How does the Lexical Approach change focus on lexis?
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More attention to multi-word chunks of different kinds.
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What specific language areas get more attention in Lexical Approach?
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Areas not standard in many EFL texts.
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Why emphasize listening and reading in Lexical Approach?
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For lower levels in listening, higher in reading to encounter chunks.
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What role do L1/L2 comparisons play in Lexical Approach?
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Activities based on comparisons and translation.
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How is the dictionary used in Lexical Approach?
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As a resource for active learning of patterns.
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What language do learners meet outside class?
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Real-world chunks emphasized in preparation.
30
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What gets less attention in Lexical Approach?
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Sentence grammar like gap-fills and transformations.