Related Studies on Formulaic Sequences

On May 16–17, 2009, the First National Symposium on Formulaic Sequence Teaching and Research was held at the School of International Studies of the University of International Business and Economics, with the theme of “Formulaic Sequences from Multidimensional Perspectives”. Proceedings of this seminar were collected in Advances in Theoretical and Empirical Research on Formulaic Language which was published in December, 2012. In the preface, the editor points out that the study of formulaic sequences in China is in its infancy stage, and there are still many problems to be solved. It is suggested that the study should focus on the following aspects: (1) the definition of formulaic sequences; (2) theoretical research on formulaic sequences; (3) comparative study of formulaic sequences in English and Chinese; (4) empirical research on formulaic sequence; (5) the relationship between formulaic sequences and constructions.