Formulaic Language - Pushing the Boundaries

ISBN-13: 9780194422451 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 305 str.

Alison Wray

Opis

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.

Recenzje

'Despite the complexities of this challenge, however, by centering her analysis precisely at the boundaries of formulaicity, Wray is ultimately highly successful in accounting for a wide range of formulaic phenomena in language.' Journal of Sociolinguistics 13/4, 2009