While previous studies have documented the internal structures of English lexical bundles (LBs) in a range of academic genres, how such fragmentary phrases are used in context has been given little attention. The current study addresses this gap by investigating to what extent three different writer groups, i.e., L1-English freshman students, L1-Korean freshman students, and published research article authors, integrate LBs into their English academic writing. The study first categorizes the LBs by their three main structures: VP-, NP-, and PP-based. It then focuses on the syntactic roles of the bundles in context, and plots these roles onto the developmental stages of grammatical complexity proposed by Biber, Gray, and Poonpon (2011). The results show a progressive sequence of native and nonnative apprentice writers’ use of LBs toward being proficient academic writers, while also demonstrating that some features are unique to each group. The study extends the structural analysis of LBs in the literature by providing new information on the grammatical status of LBs in context and in relation to their uses by different groups of writers.
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Abstract Introduction Literature Review Formulaic Language Syntactic Complexity in Relation to Lexical Bundles Method Corpora Lexical Bundles in Native and Nonnative Corpora Syntactic Roles and Hypothesized Developmental Stages for Complexity Features Results Lexical Bundles Identified in the Three Corpora Syntactic Roles of Lexical Bundles Hypothesized Developmental Stages for Complexity Features Conclusion Acknowledgement The Authors References
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1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
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3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
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5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.
간행물
간행물명
The Journal of AsiaTEFL
간기
계간
pISSN
1738-3102
eISSN
2466-1511
수록기간
2004~2026
등재여부
SCOPUS,KCI 등재
십진분류
KDC 740DDC 420
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / The Journal of AsiaTEFL Vol.16 No.2