1. LEXICOGRAMMAR
is a level of linguistic structure where lexis, or
vocabulary, and grammar, or syntax, combine
into one. At this level, words and grammatical
structures are not seen as independent, but
rather mutually dependent, with one level
interfacing with the other.
3. My favourite pet
My favourite pet is my parrot. He is an African Grey. We
got him about 5 years ago. He has a grey body and a
red tail. His beak is very sharp and he can bite you. He
can say lots of words, like ¡®Hello¡¯, ¡®How are you today?¡¯
and ¡®Who¡¯s a pretty boy then?¡¯ He hasn¡¯t got a name.
We just call him ¡®parrot¡¯
5. 2.5.1.1 Lexis
The first thing to note with respect to field is how the
lexis relates semantically to the topic of the text, my
parrot, that is to say, my favourite pet ¨C my parrot ¨C an
African Grey ¨C a grey body ¨C a red tail ¨C his beak ¨C very
sharp ¨C can bite. Lexis is the most obvious way to
recognise the field of any text.