Formulaic speech traditions may well be as old as story telling and 'doing'politeness (Brown
and Levinson, 1987; Ferguson, 1976). The most significant step in uncovering their nature …

This chapter analyzes first language acquisition in the context of Construction Grammar. It
provides an overview of usage-based research in first language acquisition that is based on …

The formulaic language in focus in the present paper is collocations. The 'intrinsic'as
opposed to 'extrinsic'features of collocations related to Frame Semantics and Lexical …

Even before the use of computer-assisted techniques in lexicography and linguistics,
scholars interested in language use recognized the importance of recurring patterns. Firth …

Until recently, theoretical linguists have paid little attention to the frequency of linguistic
elements in grammar and grammatical development. It is a standard assumption of (most) …

Lexical items are a fundamental part of a speaker's knowledge of language. However, it is
not always clear what items should be listed in the lexicon. There has been major …

Since this series has been variously and confusingly cited as: Georgetown University
Monographic Series on Languages and Linguistics, Monograph Series on Languages and …

This article explores the importance of register variation for analyses of grammar and
discourse. The general theme is illustrated through consideration of variability in the form …

This study traces the development of interrogative structures in a single child from the first
word combinations to age 3; 8. It confirms earlier findings that child usage is highly formulaic …

In" Teaching Grammar," Larsen-Freeman challenges conventional views of grammar.
Instead of simply analyzing grammatical form, she includes grammatical meaning and use …