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Publication details [#32096]

Wray, Alison. 2002. Formulaic Language and the Lexicon. Cambridge University Press. XI+332 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

formulaic expression | language use | lexicon | self

Annotation

This book examines the nature and goals of formulaic language, and explores patterns across the research findings from the domains of applied linguistics, first language acquisition, discourse analysis, and language pathology. It defines formulaic language as a linguistic solution to a broader, non-linguistic, problem, namely the self promotion.

Reviewed by

Terkourafi, Marina. 2003. Review of $Formulaic Language and the Lexicon.