Two puzzles for linguistic theory: nativelike selection and nativelike fluency

By A. Pawley, Frances Hodgetts Syder. 2014

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Subfields: Communication, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Language and Linguistics

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Age of onset, length of residence, language aptitude, and ultimate L2 attainment in three linguistic domains (2013, background): “…by Spadaro (1996, 2013), several terms have been used to describe such combinations: ‘multi-word units’ (Crystal, 1975), ‘gambits’ (Keller, 1979), ‘conventionalized language forms’ (Yorio, 1980), ‘lexical phrases’ (Nattinger, 1980), and ‘lexicalized sentence stems’ (Pawley and Syder, 1983).”
Formulaic Language and Language Teaching (2012, background): “In another recent review of one of the volumes of the new English Unlimited textbook series, Posser (2011) argued that the book has a present-day and authentic feel, that the learning of grammar and vocabulary is done in a natural context, and that attention is paid to typical features of English su”
How much collocation knowledge do L2 learners have?: the effects of frequency and amount of exposure (2015, background): “Further, it has been suggested that if second language learners aim to achieve nativelike mastery, they need to know formulaic language and use it accurately and appropriately (Ellis et al., 2008; Nattinger and DeCarrico, 1992; Pawley and Syder, 1983).”
THE ROLES OF PHONOLOGICAL SHORT-TERM MEMORY AND WORKING MEMORY IN L2 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY LEARNING (2012, background): “…the basic level of language representation where form and meaning meet with greatest reliability; that formulaic sequences play a central role in language acquisition; and that fluent language users have a vast repertoire of memorized language sequences (Pawley & Syder, 1983; Sinclair, 1991, 2004).”
Predicting pauses in L1 and L2 speech: the effects of utterance boundaries and word frequency (2016, neutral): “Davies (2003) refers to Pawley and Syder (1983), who suggest that native speakers produce speech “ one clause at a time ” .”
Formulaic Language in Learner Corpora (2012, background): “They helped identify a whole range of “regular form-meaning pairings” (cf. Pawley & Syder, 1983, p. 192) that are commonly used to organize the content of a text, fulfill rhetorical functions as diverse as introducing a topic, comparing, expressing a cause, summarizing, and concluding (e.g., as…”
What Do We (Think We) Know About Formulaic Language? An Evaluation of the Current State of Play (2012, background): “It is nearly 30 years since Pawley and Syder (1983) asked how native speakers successfully select the subset of grammatical constructions that are also idiomatic and produce language so fluently.”