An analysis of lexicogrammatical development in English textbooks in Turkey: A usage-based construction grammar approach

This article measures the syntactic development indices in grade 5-12 English textbooks in Turkey. Through a usage-based construction grammar approach, it argues that the textbooks show an inconsistent development in verb-argument constructions (VAC) and other usage-based indices. The study employs...

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Main Author: Gedik Tan Arda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-10-01
Series:ExELL (Explorations in English Language and Linguistics)
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/exell-2022-0002