Wray, Alison <br/><br/>
Formulaic language :  pushing the boundaries / 
Alison Wray 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2008 
 - xv, 305 p. :  ill., music ;  24 cm 
 - Oxford applied linguistics .
 - Oxford applied linguistics .
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p.[287]-302) and index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780194422451 0194422453 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Psycholinguistics<br/>Language acquisition<br/>Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>813.028