The Lexical Approach

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THE LEXICAL APPROACH develops current thinking, synthesizing the best insights of previous theory, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, and modern approaches to grammar.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Principles and Implications of the Lexical Approach (p. vi)
• Introduction (p. viii)
• Chapter 1 Background (p. 1)
• Terminology (p. 1)
• Basic Dichotomies and Polarities (p. 7)
• The Teacher's Mind-set (p. 32)
• Chapter 2 Developing Ideas (p. 37)
• Spectra (p. 37)
• Non-linear Concepts (p. 43)
• Aspects of Language (p. 49)
• Aspects of Learning (p. 55)
• Chapter 3 The Wider context (p. 58)
• Philosophical Problems (p. 58)
• Psychological Problems (p. 64)
• Contiguous Fields (p. 68)
• Chapter 4 The Nature of Meaning (p. 77)
• Chapter 5 The Nature of Lexis (p. 89)
• Introduction (p. 89)
• Different Kinds of Lexical Item (p. 91)
• The Spectrum of Idiomaticity (p. 97)
• Lexical Density (p. 100)
• Vocabulary Size (p. 101)
• Context and Co-text (p. 103)
• Chapter 6 Lexis in the Syllabus (p. 105)
• Chapter 7 Lexis in Language Teaching (p. 115)
• Lexis in the Classroom (p. 115)
• Lexical Exercise Types (p. 127)
• Chapter 8 Grammar Content in the Lexical Approach (p. 133)
• Misunderstandings about Grammar (p. 133)
• Grammar emphasised in the Lexical Approach (p. 137)
• Chapter 9 Explanation and Practice in the Lexical Approach (p. 148)
• Explanation (p. 148)
• Practice (p. 151)
• Chapter 10 The Nature of Error (p. 164)
• Chapter 11 Responding to Error? (p. 173)
• Chapter 12 The Role of Materials (p. 180)
• Chapter 13 Teaching, Teacher Training and Methodological Implications (p. 188)
• Afterword (p. 196)
• Background Reading and Bibliography (p. 197)