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    Chapter 1 Formulaic sequences: a drop in the ocean of constructions or something more significant?

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    Author(s)
    Buerki, Andreas
    Language
    English
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    Abstract
    This article investigates how formulaic sequences fi t into a constructionist approach to grammar, which is a major post- Chomskyan family of approaches to linguistic structure. The author considers whether, in this framework, formulaic sequences represent a phenomenon that is suffi ciently diff erent to warrant special status or whether they might best be studied in terms of the larger set of all constructions found in language. Based on data drawn from a large corpus of Wikipedia texts, it is argued that it is extremely diffi cult to form a distinct class of formulaic sequences without creating highly arbitrary boundaries. On the other hand, based on existing theoretical claims that formulaic sequences are the basis of fi rst language acquisition, a marker of profi ciency in a language, critical to the success of communicative acts and key to rapid language processing, it is argued that formulaic sequences as constructions are nevertheless signifi cant enough to be the focus of research, and a theoretical category meriting particular attention. These fi ndings have key repercussions both for research primarily interested in formulaic language and phraseology as well as for construction grammatical research.
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    Formulaicity and Creativity in Language and Literature
    URI
    http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/26111
    Keywords
    Fornulaic sequences; grammar; linguistic structure
    OCN
    1082953416
    Publisher
    Taylor & Francis
    Publisher website
    https://taylorandfrancis.com/
    Publication date and place
    2018
    Imprint
    Routledge
    Classification
    Biography, Literature and Literary studies
    Pages
    24
    Public remark
    3-8-2020 - No DOI registered in CrossRef for ISBN 9781138721579
    Rights
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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    • This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 683680, 810640, 871069 and 964352.

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