Formulaic language : pushing the boundaries - Wray, Alison (Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p.[287]-302) and index
Keywords: Psycholinguistics; Language acquisition; Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)