Chapter 7. The processing of lexis and its acquisition

Get fulltext from our e-platform

Chapter 7
The processing of lexis and its acquisition

Published online: 8 November 2024

Article outline

7.1Introduction
7.2The distributive lexicon approach, composition,
whole word, and phraseology
7.3Priming theory
- 7.3.1Hoey’s priming hypotheses
- 7.3.2Critiques of priming theory
  - 7.3.2.1Intuition and psychology
  - 7.3.2.2Creativity
  - 7.3.2.3Orthographic words as the basis for research
  - 7.3.2.4The relation of text to the world and generic priming
  - 7.3.2.5Lexical priming, culture/genre and relevance
- 7.3.3Priming, word-formation and figurative language
7.4Formulaic language and minimal analysis theories
- 7.4.1Irregularity of form and meaning in frequent and formulaic language
- 7.4.2Minimal analysis and child language development, and orality
7.5Summary