A longitudinal study of multi-word constructions in L2 academic writing: the effects of frequency and dispersion
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DOI: 10.1007/s11145-020-10108-3
Abstract: This study examined the trajectories of the multi-word constructions (MWCs) in 98 advanced second language (L2) learners during their first-year at an English-medium university in a non-English-speaking country, using linear mixed-effects modelling, over one academic… read more here.
Keywords: frequency dispersion; academic writing; frequency; multi word ... See more keywords
Exploring attachment patterns between multi-word verbs and argument structure constructions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lingua.2018.04.001
Abstract: The present paper reports the results of two corpus studies of multi-word verbs in the context of Cognitive Construction Grammar. The main claim of the constructionist approach adopted in this paper is that the meaning… read more here.
Keywords: argument structure; multi word; word; word verbs ... See more keywords