Essays about: "formulaic sequences"

Found 2 essays containing the words formulaic sequences.

  1. 1. You still say hello! : A corpus study of the greeting words hi, hey and hello in spoken American English

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Oskar Rydblom; [2014]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This study examines the usage of the three greetings words hi, hey and hello incombination with greeting questions, such as how are you, and terms of address, such asBill, Mr Jones or Dad, in spoken American English. The investigation identifies someof the patterns and rules that govern greetings sequences and to what extent socialfactors like gender, age, social class and social context inform the speaker‘s choice ofgreeting. READ MORE

  3. 2. Assessing conventionalized language in English learner essays by applying a method of "warming up" in Swedish L1

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Karianne Heisholdt Risberg; [2008]
    Keywords : formulaic sequences; conventionalization; contrastive awareness; language processing; language acquisition;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to look at the use of formulaic language, i.e. memorized and conventionalized combinations of words, in essays written by Swedish intermediate level students of English. READ MORE