17.1659, Qs: Formulaic Sequences

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Subject: 17.1659, Qs: Formulaic Sequences

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Date: 30-May-2006
From: Joanna Jendryczka < joanna.jendryczka at gmail.com >
Subject: Formulaic Sequences 

	
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Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:20:53
From: Joanna Jendryczka < joanna.jendryczka at gmail.com >
Subject: Formulaic Sequences 
 


Dear list members,

As a part of my M.A. thesis, I am investigating multi-word units (otherways
called recurrent sequences, word bundles, etc.) in non-native English speech. 

I remember having read somewhere that if such a string of words contains
repeats (of the same words) and/or hesitation (like erm, mm, uhu) within
it, it cannot be treated as a formula, for the very inclusion of repetition
or hesitation proves the sequence was not processed as a whole but rather
as a set of words. 

Unfortunately, I do not remember from which scolar the idea comes and I
need it for justification of my very study.

I'll appreciate any hints or direct reference to the source.

Best regards,

Joanna Jendryczka
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M.A. English Linguistics student
A.Mickiewicz University Poznan, Poland 

Linguistic Field(s): Text/Corpus Linguistics




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