Sequential Patterns: a new corpus-based method to inform the teaching of language for specific purposes

Dominique Legallois (1) , Anne Prunet (1)

1 CRISCO - Centre de recherche inter-langues sur la signification en contexte

In this paper, 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 levels of abstraction (word forms, lemmas, POS tags). As they are typical of a textual genre, some of these items reveal the abstract phraseological dimension of texts.

Mots clés: Sequential Patterns; Teaching of language for specific purposes; Lexical bundles; P-frames; Phraseology

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société

Dominique Legallois, Anne Prunet. Sequential Patterns: a new corpus-based method to inform the teaching of language for specific purposes. Journal of Social Sciences, 2015, 11 (3), pp.128-138. ⟨10.3844/jssp.2015.128.138⟩. ⟨hal-03453066⟩