books.google.co.in - Passages of authentic text are analysed to demonstrate the operations of patterns of lexis across sentence boundaries and over considerable distances within and between texts. These insights are related to a comprehensive theory of language, in which 'lexis' and 'text' are shown to be important levels...http://books.google.co.in/books/about/Patterns_of_Lexis_in_Text.html?id=XJRiAAAAMAAJ&utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatterns of Lexis in Text
Passages of authentic text are analysed to demonstrate the operations of patterns of lexis across sentence boundaries and over considerable distances within and between texts. These insights are related to a comprehensive theory of language, in which 'lexis' and 'text' are shown to be important levels of language organization. Implications for the teaching of reading and writing are also discussed. First Prize English Speaking Union's Duke of Edinburgh Book Competition
Review: Patterns of Lexis in Text (Describing English Language)
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In a revision of, and in some ways a reversal, of functional theories of cohesion, Hoey points out that the role of grammatical cohesion is less significant than lexical cohesion in a text. He then ...Read full review
