Formulaic Language and the Lexicon

by Alison Wray

Book Overview

A considerable proportion of our everyday language is formulaic. It is predictable in form and idiomatic--apparently stored in fixed or semi-fixed chunks. This book explores the nature and purposes of formulaic language, and looks for patterns across the research findings from the fields of discourse analysis, first language acquisition, language pathology and applied linguistics. It gradually builds up a unified description and explanation of formulaic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521022126
• ISBN13: 9780521022125
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"