Formulaic Language and the Lexicon - Rilegato

Wray, Alison

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ISBN 10: 0521773091 ISBN 13: 9780521773096

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Riassunto

Explores the nature of formulaic language.

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Recensione

'The achievements of the book are considerable. It is the most comprehensive look at the phrasal lexicon so far attempted. ... Those who are concerned centrally with the nature of formulaic speech have cause to be grateful that someone has, at last, taken the domain seriously enough to attempt a synopsis of its literature in broad outline. ... Given the centrality of formulaic language in social life, Formulaic Language and the Lexicon is essential reading.' Journal of Sociolinguistics

'Formulaic Language and the Lexicon encourages us to rethink the way we describe language and to refocus our studies on the way language actually behaves, rather than the way existing theories and models suggest that it should.' Language Awareness

Descrizione del libro

This book explores the nature of formulaic language, and looks for patterns across research findings from a variety of sub-fields. It gradually builds up a unified description and explanation of formulaic language as a linguistic solution to a larger, non-linguistic, problem, the promotion of self.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0521773091
• ISBN 13: 9780521773096
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 348
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile