A formal criterion for identifying lexical phrases: Implication from a classroom experiment

System

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 689-699

  Yu, Xia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Explicit instruction; Formal criterion; Lexical phrase; Rote memorization

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449520216     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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