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Direct linkWood, David – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2006
Formulaic sequences are fixed combinations of words that have a range of functions and uses in speech production and communication, and seem to be cognitively stored and retrieved by speakers as if they were single words. They can facilitate fluency in speech by making pauses shorter and less frequent, and allowing longer runs of speech between…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Fluency, Language Patterns
