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Dear list members,
As a part of my M.A. thesis, I am investigating multi-word units
(otherways called recurrent sequences, word bundles, etc.) in non-native
English speech.
I remember having read somewhere that if such a string of words contains
repeats (of the same words) and/or hesitation (like erm, mm, uhu) within
it, it cannot be treated as a formula, for the very inclusion of
repetition or hesitation proves the sequence was not processed as a
whole but rather as a set of words.
Unfortunately, I do not remember from which scolar the idea comes and I
need it for justification of my very study.
I'll appreciate any hints or direct reference to the source.
Best regards,
Joanna Jendryczka
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M.A. English Linguistics student
A.Mickiewicz University Poznan, Poland
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