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 Topic 10 (session A) - Prose analysis > Bilgewater: Lexis > Task A

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Bilgewater: General
Prose Analysis Methodology
Bilgewater: Lexis
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Bilgewater: Context & cohesion
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Bilgewater passage

Bilgewater: Lexis

Task A - Lexical complexity

One obvious question to ask is 'is the Bilgewater passage simple or complex lexically?' How would you measure this? Have a quick look at the passage again, and make an intuitive judgement about its lexical complexity before reading our comments.

 

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