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Lexical Priming: A New Theory of Words and Language Paperback – June 15, 2005

by Michael Hoey (Author)

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ISBN-13: 978-0415328630 ISBN-10: 0415328632

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Lexical Priming proposes a radical new theory of the lexicon, which amounts to a completely new theory of language based on how words are used in the real world. Here they are not confined to the definitions given to them in dictionaries but instead interact with other words in common patterns of use.

Using concrete statistical evidence from a corpus of newspaper English, but also referring to travel writing and literary text, the author argues that words are 'primed' for use through our experience with them, so that everything we know about a word is a product of our encounters with it. This knowledge explains how speakers of a language succeed in being fluent, creative and natural.

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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Routledge (June 15, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415328632
ISBN-13: 978-0415328630
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,201,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Michael Hoey is a leading figure in English Language and Applied linguistics and a highly respected researcher and author. His Patterns of Lexis of Text (OUP) won the Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union prize in 1991. He is currently Baines Professor of English Language at the University of Liverpool.