This meta-analysis synthesized 35 English studies (130 effect sizes, N= 1,981) that
employed online tasks to investigate the processing of multiword sequences (MWSs). We …

Frequency and proficiency have been found to play an important role in second language
(L2) phrasal processing. However, existing research has largely focused on English and …

When we encounter linguistic input, both spoken and written, we need to identify words and
multiword sequences (eg,“spill the beans” meaning “to reveal a secret”), ascertain their …

Collocations have been of considerable interest to applied linguistics and SLA researchers,
due to their pervasiveness in language. In corpus research, collocations are broadly defined …

Little is known about how nonnative speakers process novel language patterns in the input
they encounter. The present study examines whether nonnatives develop a sensitivity to …

Formulaic language is becoming an increasingly popular topic of investigation in second
language acquisition research. As linguistic units that provide language users with many …

Les expressions idiomatiques (ou idiotismes) ambiguës, mais canoniques (par exemple
Kick the bucket en anglais [littéralement, donner un coup de pied au seau], ou son …

The past years have seen a lot of interest in the incidental learning of multi-word
expressions (MWEs). While most studies within this line of enquiry have employed off-line …

Little is known about the effect of pre‐reading exposure on collocational learning. This study
used eye‐tracking and offline measures (form recall and recognition) to explore the …

Communication, specifically the elements crucial for typical social interaction, can be
significantly affected in psychiatric illness, especially depression. Of specific importance to …