Formulaic sequences (FS) are now recognized as an essential element of language use. However, research on FS has generally been limited to a focus on descriptio

To apply the same approaches to analysing spoken and written formulaic language is problematic; to do so masks the fact that the contextual meaning of spoken fo

The notion of formulaicity has received increasing attention in disciplines and areas as diverse as linguistics, literary studies, art theory and art history. I

Understanding Formulaic Language: A Second Language Acquisition Perspective brings together leading scholars to provide a state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary ac

This is the first book to address formulaic language directly and provide a foundation of knowledge for graduates and researchers in early stages of study of th