Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleHow Trainee Translators Analyse Lexico-Grammatical PatternsChris Gledhill, Natalie KüblerIn this study, we examine the ability of advanced students of specialised translation to identify and analyse 'generic collocations' in a corpus of specialised multilingual texts (mostly technical or scientific texts in English, French and German). In general, we find that our students attach much importance to frequently-occurring 'clusters' or 'n-grams'. However the students find it difficult to see these … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 15 Jul 2015 · 8,556 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSequential Patterns: A new Corpus-Based Method to Inform the Teaching of Language for Specific PurposesDominique Legallois, Anne PrunetIn this study, we present an original study that aims to show how pedagogically important lexico-grammatical patterns, which are typical of certain genres, can be identified and taught at every educational level, in particular for learners of French for Specific Purposes. These patterns, called Sequential Patterns, constitute a more powerful paradigm than lexical bundles or “P-frames” because they combine different … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 13 Aug 2015 · 8,179 accessesView PDFCite