It is generally accepted that we store representations of individual words in our mental
lexicon. There is growing agreement that the lexicon also contains formulaic language (How …

We present a critical review of the literature on melodic intonation therapy (MIT), one of the
most formalized treatments used by speech-language therapist in Broca's aphasia. We …

Creating a timeline for formulaic language is far from simple, because several partially
independent lines of research have contributed to the emerging picture. Each exhibits cycles …

My first encounters with formulaic language date back to the mid 1990s during my time as a
teacher of English as a Second Language (ESL) and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) …

The question of whether singing may be helpful for stroke patients with non-fluent aphasia
has been debated for many years. However, the role of rhythm in speech recovery appears …

This book explores a domain of discourse processing referred to as' interactive grammar',
based on an analysis of grammatical descriptions of over 100 languages spoken across the …

We used fMRI to investigate the roles played by perilesional and contralesional cortical
regions during language production in stroke patients with chronic aphasia. We applied …

Abstract Language comprehension is sensitive to the predictability of the upcoming
information. Prediction allows for smooth, expedient and successful communication. While …

There is an ongoing debate as to whether singing helps left-hemispheric stroke patients
recover from non-fluent aphasia through stimulation of the right hemisphere. According to …

Monolingual speakers show priming for idiomatic sequences (eg a pain in the neck) relative
to matched controls (eg a pain in the foot); single word translation equivalents show cross …