Formulaic Language and Language Disorders
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5837476 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diana Van Lancker Sidtis (0000-0001-8093-4847, Communication Disorders Technology (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Pages | 62-80 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annual Review of Applied Linguistics (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0267-1905 • E-ISSN: 1471-6356 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0267190512000104 |
| OpenAlex | W2119772604 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 50 |
The importance of formulaic language is recognized by many branches of the language sciences. Second language learners acquire a language using a maturationally advanced neurological substrate, leading to a profile of formulaic language use and knowledge that differs from that of the prepuberty learner. Unlike the considerable interest in formulaic language seen in second language learning, attention paid to this theme in clinical communicative disorders has been limited. Historically, verbal expressions preserved in severe nonfluent aphasia, including counting, interjections, and memorized phrases, have been referred to as automatic speech . Closer examination of all forms of aphasic speech reveals a high proportion of formulaic expressions, while speech samples from persons with right hemisphere and subcortical damage show a significant impoverishment. These findings are supported by studies of persons with Alzheimer's disease, who have intact subcortical nuclei and abnormally high proportions of formulaic expressions, and Parkinson's disease, which is characterized by dysfunctional subcortical systems and impoverished formulaic language. Preliminary studies of schizophrenic speech also reveal a paucity of formulaic language. A dissociation between knowledge and use of the expressions is found in some of these populations. Observations in clinical adult subjects lead to a profile of cerebral function underlying production of novel and formulaic language, known as the dual processing model. Whereas the left hemisphere modulates newly created language, production of formulaic language is dependent on a right hemisphere/subcortical circuit. Implications of the dual process model for evaluation and treatment of language disorders are discussed
Language function · Language production · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Text Readability and Simplification
Processing Chinese formulaic sequences in sentence context
Formula Production and its Relation to General Language Ability in Mandarin-Speaking Autistic Children
The formulaic schema in the minds of two generations of native speakers
Overuse of familiar phrases by individuals with Williams syndrome masks differences in language processing
Pragmatic verbal repetition
Improvisations in the embodied interactions of a non-speaking autistic child and his mother
A Critical Review of the Critical Period Research
Human Language and Our Reptilian Brain
Formulaic Language and the Lexicon
The Robustness of Critical Period Effects in Second Language Acquisition
Critical period effects in second language learning
The Biological Foundations of Language
Differential Effects of Right- and Left-Hemisphere Damage on Understanding Sarcasm and Metaphor
A corpus-driven approach to formulaic language in English
The functions of formulaic language
Tracking the incidence of formulaic expressions in everyday speech
Idioms
Assessing prosodic and pragmatic ability in children with high-functioning autism
| Citations per year | 0.55 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |