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Lin, Phoebe M. S. – Applied Linguistics, 2012
With the ever increasing number of studies on formulaic language, we are beginning to learn more about the processing of formulaic language (e.g. Ellis et al. 2008; Siyanova et al. 2011), its use in speech (e.g. Aijmer 1996; Wood 2012) and writing (e.g. Hyland 2008a, 2008b) and its application in natural language processing (e.g. Tschichold 2000).…
Descriptors: Evidence, Language Research, Applied Linguistics, Memory
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Ellis, Nick C.; Simpson-Vlach, Rita; Maynard, Carson – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2008
Natural language makes considerable use of recurrent formulaic patterns of words. This article triangulates the construct of "formula" from corpus linguistic, psycholinguistic, and educational perspectives. It describes the corpus linguistic extraction of pedagogically useful formulaic sequences for academic speech and writing. It determines…
Descriptors: Psycholinguistics, Second Language Learning, Language Processing, Native Speakers
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Braun, Sabine – ReCALL, 2007
This paper reports on an empirical case study conducted to investigate the overall conditions and challenges of integrating corpus materials and corpus-based learning activities into English-language classes at a secondary school in Germany. Starting from the observation that in spite of the large amount of research into corpus-based language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Case Studies, Second Language Learning
Hashemipour, Peggy, Ed.; Maldonado, Ricardo, Ed.; van Naerssen, Margaret, Ed. – 1995
Essays on Spanish linguistics and related topics are dedicated to linguist Tracy D. Terrell. An introductory section gives a brief biography and a list of his publications. Essays include: "The Natural Approach to Language Teaching: An Update" (Tracy D. Terrell); "Two Mad, Mad, Mad Worlds: Notes on Natural Approach and the Writing…
Descriptors: Biographies, Classroom Techniques, Communication Apprehension, Communicative Competence (Languages)