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Alison Wray

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Alison Wray
NationalityEnglish
Alma materUniversity of York
Notable workFormulaic Language: Pushing the Boundaries
InstitutionsCardiff University
Main interests
Formulaic language
Notable ideas
Lexical chunk, Evolution of language, psycholinguistic theory

Alison Wray (born 1960) FAcSS FLSW is a Research Professor in Language and Communication at Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. She is known for her work on formulaic language.[1][2]

Career

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Wray has been teaching at Cardiff University since 1999. She has also taught at Swansea University, York St John University, University College of Ripon and York St John. Her BA (1983) and D.Phil. (1988) degrees (both in Linguistics) are from the University of York.[3][4]

Besides her work on formulaic language, Wray is interested in language profiling, evolution of language and psycholinguistic theory. She also investigates language patterns in people with dementia.[5] Her book, The Dynamics of Dementia Communication (Wray 2020) won the 2021 Book Prize of the British Association for Applied Linguistics[6] and was runner up in the American Association for Applied Linguistics Book Award 2021-22.[7]

In 2014, Wray was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.[8]

Bibliography

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  • Formulaic Language: Pushing the Boundaries (2008)[9]
  • Formulaic Language and the Lexicon (2002)[10]
  • Wray, Alison (ed.) (2002). Transition to Language. Oxford University Press UK.[11]
  • The Dynamics of Dementia Communication (2020) Oxford University Press.

References

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  1. ^ "Google Scholar citations - Alison Wray". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  2. ^ Durrant, P. (2010-02-01). "Alison Wray: Formulaic Language: Pushing the Boundaries". Applied Linguistics. 31 (1): 163–166. doi:10.1093/applin/amp055. ISSN 0142-6001.
  3. ^ "Biography of Professor Alison Wray". Cardiff University. 15 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Professor Alison Wray - People - Cardiff University". Cardiff University. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  5. ^ "Linguistic markers of risk for future Alzheimer's Disease". Health Research Authority. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  6. ^ Linguistics, British Association for Applied. "Book Prize". BAAL. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  7. ^ "Book Award - American Association For Applied Linguistics". www.aaal.org. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  8. ^ Wales, The Learned Society of. "Alison Wray". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  9. ^ Wray, Alison (2008). Formulaic Language: Pushing the Boundaries. Oxford University Press. p. 322. ISBN 978-0-19-442245-1. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  10. ^ "Review of Alison Wray". Lextutor. 15 April 2002.
  11. ^ The transition to language. Alison Wray. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2002. ISBN 0-19-925065-0. OCLC 48532303.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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