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Albanian translation: shprehje të formuluara, shprehje frazeologjike

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English term or phrase:	formulaic sequences
Albanian translation:	shprehje të formuluara, shprehje frazeologjike
Entered by:	Monika Coulson

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16:03 Jun 19, 2009

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Social Sciences - Linguistics

English term or phrase: formulaic sequences

What are formulaic sequences?
A lingustic approach is needed!
Albanian or English explanation.

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shprehje të formuluara, shprehje frazeologjike

Explanation:
A sequence of words which is prefabricated.

Samples: To let the cat out of the bag, to have a green thumb, etc.

The best presentation that I found, which describes formulaic sequences is this one here: http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/jawunc2-63241-formu...

HTH,
Monika

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Note added at 25 mins (2009-06-19 16:29:02 GMT)
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There is no single satisfactory definition of formulaic language, and researchers differ in what they consider formulaic. Potentially part of formulaic language are:

* idioms
* collocations
* turns of phrase
* preferred ways of saying things
* routines
* set phrases
* rhymes and songs
* prayers
* proverbs
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/encap/research/networks/flarn/whati...

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shprehje të formuluara, shprehje frazeologjike

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Shprehje/fraza shabllone

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shprehje të formuluara, shprehje frazeologjike

Monika Coulson
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"The term ‘formulaic sequence’ was coined to refer to a wide range of subtypes of multi-word strings that “[are] or appear … to be, prefabricated: that is, stored and retrieved whole from memory at the time of use, rather than being subject to generation or analysis by the language grammar” (Wray, 2002b, p. 9). Formulaic sequences have long been recognized as a feature of language disorders. Early clinicians remarked on their resilience in aphasia, where they often remain when other linguistic capabilities have been lost. However, they occur in a number of other conditions too. Only by putting all the different manifestations together, and locating them within the nature of normal communication practice, can we see the whole picture. It is for theoretical models to explain how and why certain word strings should have the status of ‘formulaic’ when others do not, and why different subtypes are found in different language disorders. In clinical linguistics, as in second language acquisition research, identifying formulaic sequences is assisted by the contrast between normal (or native-like) language and abnormal (or non-native-like) language."

Reference: http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/jawunc2-63241-formu...

Ledja Derveni
United Kingdom
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Albanian