This article revisits earlier proposals that language learning is, in essence, the learning of
formulaic sequences and their interpretations; that this occurs at all levels of granularity from …

Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics is a series of introductory level textbooks
covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, primarily designed for those beginning …

Creating a timeline for formulaic language is far from simple, because several partially
independent lines of research have contributed to the emerging picture. Each exhibits cycles …

This chapter introduces a cognitive-linguistic perspective on second language acquisition
(L2A). 1 Over the last 15 or so years, various aspects of L2 acquisition have been examined …

Written by a team of leading experts working in different SLA specialisms, this fourth edition
is a clear and concise introduction to the main theories of second language acquisition …

This article represents an attempt to draw together findings from a range of second language
acquisition studies in order to formulate a set of general principles for language pedagogy …

My first encounters with formulaic language date back to the mid 1990s during my time as a
teacher of English as a Second Language (ESL) and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) …

This chapter provides an overview of usage-based research on the acquisition of formulaic
language. A definition of construction that includes formulaic sequences as defined in usage …

The label “usage-based linguistics” is a framework subsuming several theories including
Construction Grammar, Cognitive-Functional Linguistics, emergentism, and Complex …

In recent work by Tsimpli (2003) and Tsimpli and Dimitrakopoulou (to appear) an explicit
claim is made about the nature of end-state grammars in older second language (L2) …