Journal article
Formulaic Language, Creativity, and Language Play in a Second Language
Annual review of applied linguistics, Vol.32(Mar), pp.189-205
03/2012
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/115201
Abstract
Since the late 1990s, the field of applied linguistics has seen a revival of interest in the topic of linguistic creativity and language play, with several theoretical works spawning a variety of empirical studies of (second language) L2 learners. This chapter reviews recent literature in order to examine the reciprocal relationship between formulaic language and L2 language play. Formulaic language provides a point of reference against which other uses can be recognized as creative or playful. At the same time, language play can also create new linguistic conventions. Thus, while the relationship between formulaic language and language play has not been explicitly addressed, as the examples presented here will demonstrate, formulaic language is a necessary part of much language play. This article begins by theorizing the relationship between formulaic and playful language. This relationship is then examined in terms of functions, age differences, and media differences, and the article closes with a number of suggestions for future research.
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- Title
- Formulaic Language, Creativity, and Language Play in a Second Language
- Creators
- Nancy Bell
- Publication Details
- Annual review of applied linguistics, Vol.32(Mar), pp.189-205
- Academic Unit
- English, Department of
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press; New York, USA
- Number of pages
- 17
- Identifiers
- 99900547807501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article