New perspectives on vocabulary learning and teaching have led linguists, such as Sinclair (1991), Lewis (1993, 1997 & 2000), Hoey (2005), Meunier & Granger (2008) and Schmitt (2010), among others, to redefine the Lexicon by claiming that this inventory is not only made up of morphemes and words but also formulaic sequences. Precisely, a single instance of this recurrent language phenomenon is defined as, “a sequence continuous or discontinuous, of words” [...] “which is, or appears to be prefabricated: that is, stored and retrieved whole from memory at the time of use, rather than being subject to generation or analysis by the language grammar" (Wray 2002: 9).
In this exploratory study, we set out to investigate the recurrence of FSs in unabridged versions of myths and legends from different parts of the world in English. We report on a number of steps that were followed in order to build a small corpus of FSs which are inherent in these narrative text types. A subsequent selection of those strings of words which are both frequently used and pedagogically relevant for ESL primary school students from this corpus will lead to the design of teaching material for this group of young learners. ]]>
In this paper, we report on an exploratory study into the recurrence of formulaic sequences in unabridged versions of myths and legends from different parts of the world in English. We describe the steps taken to build up a small corpus of FSs typical of these narrative text types. Those sequences which are both frequent and pedagogically relevant for ESL primary school students will be subsequently selected and used to design teaching material for this group of young learners. ]]> Fernández, Gabriela]]> Valcarce, María del Mar]]> Valls, Carla]]>
Espinosa, Gonzalo Eduardo, Fernández Beschtedt, Mercedes, Formiga, Paola, & Verdú, María Angélica (Eds.). (2019). Conocimiento y diversidad en el estudio y la enseñanza de lenguas · Biblioteca Digital de la Facultad de Lenguas. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Neuquén: Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Facultad de Lenguas. VER


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Fernández, G., Valcarce, Ma. del Mar, & Valls, Carla. (2019). Peeping into myths and legends for chunks: An exploratory study. En Espinosa, Gonzalo Eduardo, Fernández Beschtedt, Mercedes, Formiga, Paola, & Verdú, María Angélica (Eds.). (2019). Conocimiento y diversidad en el estudio y la enseñanza de lenguas · Biblioteca Digital de la Facultad de Lenguas. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Neuquén: Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Facultad de Lenguas. General Roca: Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Facultad de Lenguas.
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