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Is All Formulaic Language Created Equal? Unpacking the Processing Advantage for Different Types of Formulaic Sequences by Carrol, Gareth, Conklin, Kathy

“…Research into recurrent, highly conventionalized “formulaic” sequences has shown a processing advantage compared to “novel” (non-formulaic) language. Studies…”
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FOUND IN TRANSLATION by Carrol, Gareth, Conklin, Kathy, Gyllstad, Henrik

“…Formulaic language represents a challenge to even the most proficient of language learners. Evidence is mixed as to whether native and nonnative speakers…”
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Old Dogs and New Tricks: Assessing Idiom Knowledge Amongst Native Speakers of Different Ages by Carrol, Gareth

“…Idioms, along with other formulaic multiword phrases, represent a substantial part of vocabulary knowledge. This study investigates how idiom knowledge…”
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Eye-tracking multi-word units: some methodological questions by Carrol, Gareth, Conklin, Kathy

“…Eye-tracking in linguistics has focused mainly on reading at the level of the word or sentence. In this paper we discuss how the phenomenon of formulaic…”
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As easy as cake or a piece of pie? Processing idiom variation and the contribution of individual cognitive differences by Carrol, Gareth, Segaert, Katrien

“…Language users routinely use canonical, familiar idioms in everyday communication without difficulty. However, creativity in idiom use is more widespread than…”
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Words Go Together Like ‘Bread and Butter’: The Rapid, Automatic Acquisition of Lexical Patterns by Conklin, Kathy, Carrol, Gareth

“…Abstract While it is possible to express the same meaning in different ways (‘bread and butter’ versus ‘butter and bread’), we tend to say things in the same…”
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Resolving Figurative Expressions During Reading: The Role of Familiarity, Transparency, and Context by Carrol, Gareth, Littlemore, Jeannette

“…Native speakers understand familiar idioms (e.g., over the moon) and conventional metaphors (e.g., describing time as a doctor) quickly and easily. In two…”
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FOUND IN TRANSLATION: The Influence of the L1 on the Reading of Idioms in a L2 by Carrol, Gareth, Conklin, Kathy, Gyllstad, Henrik

“…Formulaic language represents a challenge to even the most proficient of language learners. Evidence is mixed as to whether native and nonnative speakers…”
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Of false friends and familiar foes: Comparing native and non-native understanding of figurative phrases by Carrol, Gareth, Littlemore, Jeannette, Gillon Dowens, Margaret

“…Research into figurative language identifies variables such as familiarity, transparency, decomposability and motivation, all of which play an important role…”
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"Bread and Butter" or "Butter and Bread"? Nonnatives' Processing of Novel Lexical Patterns in Context by Sonbul, Suhad, El-Dakhs, Dina Abdel Salam, Conklin, Kathy, Carrol, Gareth

“…Little is known about how nonnative speakers process novel language patterns in the input they encounter. The present study examines whether nonnatives develop…”
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Mental Simulation in the Processing of Literal and Metaphorical Motion Language: An Eye Movement Study by Castaño, Emilia, Carrol, Gareth

“…An eye-tracking while listening study based on the blank screen paradigm was conducted to investigate the processing of literal and metaphorical verbs of…”
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