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This chapter investigates the internalization of lexicogrammatical patterns (e.g. collocation, colligation, and collocational frameworks) as an important first step toward developing fluency in English as a foreign language (EFL). Recognition of the role lexicogrammar plays in language development has gained considerable ground in recent years, supported by a growing body of research demonstrating that much of the mental lexicon consists of prefabricated lexical chunks treated as single units for the purposes of real-time language processing. These revelations have all but invalidated the traditional grammar/vocabulary dichotomy common to many currently popular EFL courses.
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Peppard, J. (2014). A Lexicogrammatical Approach to Fluency. In: Muller, T., Adamson, J., Brown, P.S., Herder, S. (eds) Exploring EFL Fluency in Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137449405_6
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