Formulaic language (previously known as automatic speech or embolalia) is a linguistic term for verbal expressions that are fixed in form, often non-literal...

non-literal meaning, rather than making any literal sense. Categorized as formulaic language, an idiomatic expression's meaning is different from the literal meanings...

Research Professor in Language and Communication at Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. She is known for her work on formulaic language. Wray has been...

Oral-formulaic composition is a theory that originated in the scholarly study of epic poetry and developed in the second quarter of the twentieth century...

as well as sign language. Non-verbal communication happens without the use of a linguistic system, for example, using body language, touch, and facial...

children's may realise the same lexical item. Lexical grouping may be: Formulaic: it relies on partially fixed expressions and highly probable word combinations...

memorable, or produce a comedic effect. Profanity often presents as formulaic language, in which specific words can only be used in specific phrases, often...

identifying pauses. There are a variety of "filled" pause types. Formulaic language pause fillers include "Like", "Er" and "Um", and paralinguistic expressive...

Language revitalization, also referred to as language revival or reversing language shift, is an attempt to halt or reverse the decline of a language...

mto (macho)." "Two nuts cross a river (eyes)." Steere also includes the formulaic announcement of a riddle: "Kitendawili! — Tega." "An enigma! — Set your...

endonym: te reo Māori 'the Māori language', commonly shortened to te reo) is an Eastern Polynesian language and the language of the Māori people, the indigenous...

experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and are an example of formulaic language. A proverbial phrase or a proverbial expression is a type of a conventional...

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" or "I am fine." This type of phrases falls into the category of formulaic language and is known to be supported by neural networks of the intact right...

to provide a partial interpretation of the two letters because of the formulaic nature of the diplomatic correspondence of the period. Knudtzon was definitively...

affects visual language such as sign language. In contrast, the use of formulaic expressions in everyday communication is often preserved. For example...

such as thingamajig. Fillers fall into the category of formulaic language, and different languages have different characteristic filler sounds. The term...

Oral-formulaic theory in Anglo-Saxon poetry refers to the application of the hypotheses of Milman Parry and Albert Lord on the Homeric Question to verse...

argued that "scientific Russian" was easier to translate since it was more formulaic and less grammatically diverse than day-to-day Russian. Machine translation...

contemporary American-English idioms to convey Homer's conventional and formulaic language. Rodney Merrill's translation (University of Michigan Press, 2007)...

represent both ancient languages, respectively,[citation needed] particularly in rituals and other scenes with formulaic language. In March 2018, it was...

may be verb-subject-object (VSO), based on the properties of a common formulaic sequence found in Linear A. H. Lange: Der Magische Papyrus Harris; Kopenhagen...

peculiarities. Common elements include an emphasis on orality, gesture, formulaic language, legal symbolism, and ritual. Some items in the "Leges", such as the...

Ayutthaya Rajasap reveals that three languages, Thai, Khmer and Khmero-Indic were at work closely both in formulaic expressions and in normal discourse...

mix of thrills and punches." Cris of News Minute wrote, "Sticking to formulaic, Thudarum is a well-made film, with every department doing a clean job...

the challenges of starting over, even if the narrative feels somewhat formulaic." Srinivasa Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "In a cinema dominated by loud...

literature which, under a future totalitarian society, he predicted would be formulaic and low-grade sensationalism. Around the same time, Orwell wrote an unsigned...

(March 26, 2025). "'A Working Man' Review: Jason Statham in David Ayer's Formulaic but Effective Actioner". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 28, 2025...

"'Officer on Duty' Movie Review: Kunchacko Boban excels in an intense but formulaic thriller". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 February...

they contain hyperbole, formulaic language, and literary expressions for rhetorical effect — like when sports teams use the language of “totally slaughtering”...