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Constructing subject-specific lists of multiword combinations for EAP : a case study

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Khamkhien, Attapol and Wharton, Sue (2020) Constructing subject-specific lists of multiword combinations for EAP : a case study. Yearbook of Phraseology, 11 (1). pp. 9-34. doi:10.1515/phras-2020-0003 ISSN 1868-6338.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/phras-2020-0003

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Abstract

This study combines a corpus-based approach and intuition-based judgements to develop a set of multiword combinations for research publications in academic journals. To obtain a representative sample, a corpus of four internal sections of 120 Applied Linguistics research articles indexed in the TCI (Thai Citation Index) database was systematically compiled and investigated. To identify n-grams which occur frequently in the corpus, a corpus-based approach was used. First, a list of 49 content-based strings, likely to be the most useful for pedagogic purposes, was derived. Based on their grammatical and semantic relationships, 3-grams were further investigated. For multiword sequences to occur frequently in the corpus, some pragmatic functionality is required which contributes to pedagogical use. Five EAP instructors were therefore invited to select the useful multiword combinations from the list of identified n-grams. A list of 289 phraseological patterns was finally created successfully. The list can provide additional evidence-based and corpus-informed instructional resources which support English teachers with the planning of lessons as well as materials design and development, particularly for advanced language courses which target scholarly writing.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
P Language and Literature > PE English
P Language and Literature > PI Oriental languages and literatures
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics
SWORD Depositor: Library Publications Router
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Foreign speakers, English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Thai speakers, English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Thailand, Academic language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Thailand, Academic writing -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Thailand, English language -- Phraseology
Journal or Publication Title: Yearbook of Phraseology
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
ISSN: 1868-6338
Official Date: 25 November 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
25 November 2020Published
1 December 2020Available
18 September 2020Accepted
Volume: 11
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 9-34
DOI: 10.1515/phras-2020-0003
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Copyright Holders: ©2020 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
Date of first compliant deposit: 12 January 2021
Date of first compliant Open Access: 25 November 2021

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