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What did Harold Palmer suggest as the most fundamental guiding principle to conversational proficiency?
What did Harold Palmer suggest as the most fundamental guiding principle to conversational proficiency?
Harold Palmer suggested that the most fundamental guiding principle to conversational proficiency is to memorize perfectly the largest number of common and useful word-groups.
How might the learning of chunks benefit language learning overall?
How might the learning of chunks benefit language learning overall?
The learning of chunks can benefit language learning overall by facilitating fluent processing, conferring idiomaticity, and providing the raw material for subsequent language development.
According to Pawley & Syder, what forms the main building blocks of fluent connected speech?
According to Pawley & Syder, what forms the main building blocks of fluent connected speech?
According to Pawley & Syder, lexicalised sentence stems and other memorized strings form the main building blocks of fluent connected speech.
Who posed the question about the most fundamental guiding principle to conversational proficiency?
Who posed the question about the most fundamental guiding principle to conversational proficiency?
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What are the three reasons for prioritising the learning of lexical chunks?
What are the three reasons for prioritising the learning of lexical chunks?
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