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<p><b>Constructions as chunks</b></p>

<p>By these means repeated sequences become more fluent. Within a chunk, sequential links are graded in strength based on the frequency of the chunk or perhaps the transitions between the elements of a chunk. A construction is a chunk even though it may contain schematic slots, that is, the elements of a chunk can be interrupted.</p>

<p>Memory storage requires links to connect idiomatic phrases together. In chunking, repeated sequences are represented together as units which can be accessed</p><p>
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