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formulaic language: a standalone construct

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Applied linguistics

word strings that are stored and retrieved whole from memory rather than built fresh from grammar each time they are used.

In applied linguistics, formulaic language refers to word strings that are stored and retrieved whole from memory rather than built fresh from grammar each time they are used. This meaning comes from Wray (2000) in Language & Communication.[1]

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grammar4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs memory6 fields · 18 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs word3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Wray, A., & Perkins, M. R. (2000). The functions of formulaic language: an integrated model. Language & Communication, 20(1), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0271-5309(99)00015-4

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