Formulaic Language: Pushing the Boundaries

Author: Alison Wray
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr (Sd)
Keywords: boundaries, pushing, language, formulaic
Number of Pages: 305
Published: 2008-09-11
List price: $31.95
ISBN-10: 0194422453
ISBN-13: 9780194422451

Book Description:

Examines how formulaic language ("lexical chunks") is used in a variety of real-life situations. Presents a framework for examining the existence and function of formulaic language and tests it extensively against language data within a wide variety of language samples. Formulaic language is a fast-growing area of applied linguistic research, and the author is a key figure in this field.


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