A tough nut to crack (or not)? L2 learners’ phraseological development viewed from different perspectives
Within the field of second language acquisition, there is a general agreement on the importance of formulaic sequences (FS). FS are ubiquitous in human discourse, facilitate idiomatic, fluent and accurate speech and are integral to communicative competence (Wray, 2002). At the same time, mastery of FS has shown to be a...