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As Can Be Seen: Lexical Bundles and Disciplinary Variation
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Hyland, Ken – English for Specific Purposes, 2008
An important component of fluent linguistic production is control of the multi-word expressions referred to as clusters, chunks or bundles. These are extended collocations which appear more frequently than expected by chance, helping to shape meanings in specific contexts and contributing to our sense of coherence in a text. Bundles have begun to…
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