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  • "If We Consider The Possibility That The Lexical Item Construes The Meaning Potential Of The Lexeme"
  • "Some Issues That Need To Be Resolved"
  • "The Treatment Of Phrasal Verbs"
  • "The Disambiguation Of Word Senses"
  • Fontaine's Claim That Context Of Situation Is Effectively The Collection Of "Instances Of Text"
  • "The Interface Of Context And Lexicology"

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  • "The Question Of Whether It Makes Sense To Talk About Lexical Meaning In SFL"
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  • Halliday's "Call To Develop Work" On Lexical Representation
  • "Two Strata Of Context: Culture And Situation"
  • "Some Issues That Need To Be Resolved"
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  • The Multiple Dimensions Of The Lexeme
  • Hunston and Francis Misunderstanding 'Lexis As Most Delicate Grammar'

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  • "The Question About Where The Lexical Items Are"
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  • "It Is Not Yet Clear That System Networks Are Appropriate For The Analyst Or The Understander"
  • "The Theoretical Ideas Presented Here"
  • Halliday's "Call To Develop Work" On Lexical Representation
  • "The Relationship Between Lexis And Grammar Cannot Be Denied"
  • "The Question About Where The Lexical Items Are"

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