Lexical Relations in Fourth Preparatory School English Textbook

Abstract

The research focuses on analyzing lexical relations in the Fourth Preparatory School English Textbook. The aim of the study is to find out the most frequent type of the most common lexical relations that are found in the Fourth Preparatory School English Textbook. The researchers adopt Finch(2000) model to serve as the analytical tool to get appropriate conclusions from the analytical data, and a qualitative method of analysis is used. The results of the study show the highest and lowest percentages of these relations.