This article focuses on the use of collocations in language learning research (LLR).
Collocations, as units of formulaic language, are becoming prominent in our understanding …

In construction morphology, complex words are seen as constructions on the word level. The
notion 'construction', a pairing of form and meaning, as developed in the theory of …

Introducing Pragmatics in Use is a lively and accessible introduction to pragmatics which
both covers theory and applies it to real spoken and written data. This textbook …

The book investigates theories and measures of working memory in second language
learning, processing and development. Research syntheses, theoretical perspectives and …

Research into recurrent, highly conventionalized “formulaic” sequences has shown a
processing advantage compared to “novel”(non-formulaic) language. Studies of individual …

ELF is a relatively new area of enquiry which has inspired a great deal of research. The
tendency, quite naturally and properly, has been to focus on the contemporary significance …

Formulaic competence, the native-like use of ready-made sequences of words, is a key
aspect in the development of L2 writing proficiency. Becoming increasingly important in …

English Lexicogenesis investigates the processes by which novel words are coined in
English, and how they are variously discarded or adopted, and frequently then adapted …

To date, experts in the field of second language acquisition (SLA) have paid extensive
attention to the vital role formulaic sequences can play in augmenting second language (L2) …

Formulaic language represents a challenge to even the most proficient of language
learners. Evidence is mixed as to whether native and nonnative speakers process it in a …