Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Social Science and Higher Education

SLA: An Formulaic Language Perspective

Authors
Bingyan Zhu, Shixiang Liu
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Bingyan Zhu
Available Online December 2015.
DOI
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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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Social Science and Higher Education
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
December 2015
ISBN
978-94-6252-126-1
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/icsshe-15.2015.20How to use a DOI?
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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
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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