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Williams, Ray – 1980
Defining lexical familiarizations as devices by means of which an author gives a reader an understanding of newly introduced key lexis, this paper discusses familiarizations in content area textbooks. The various sections of the paper examine the following topics: (1) the forms taken by lexical familiarizations, including use of reader experience,…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Definitions, Language Patterns, Literary Devices
