SLA: An Formulaic Language Perspective

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10.2991/icsshe-15.2015.20How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Formulaic Language, SLA, English learners, EFL

Abstract

Formulaic languages are prefabricated multi-word patterns, continuous or discontinuous, which are stored and retrieved whole from memory at the time of use. Both EFL and native speakers’ natural language makes considerable use of formulaic language. The formulaic languages, which was noticed 50 years ago, are featured with high frequency, structural cohesion, semantic unity, and variation in from. The past 20 years has witnessed remarkable achievements made in formulaic language-related research home and broad. Based on related studies, this paper aims to explore how English is acquired and bettered with the help of formulaic language from the perspective of SLA, which may be of implication for English teaching and learning.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Bingyan Zhu
AU  - Shixiang Liu
PY  - 2015/12
DA  - 2015/12
TI  - SLA: An Formulaic Language Perspective
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Social Science and Higher Education
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 80
EP  - 83
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icsshe-15.2015.20
DO  - 10.2991/icsshe-15.2015.20
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