Prcface and Acknowledgments
PART ONE Determining boundaries
Introduction
Boundaries
At the boundaries
Five： questions about formulaic language
The strucure of the book
Conceptualizing formulaic language
Introduction
Orientation： what is formulaic languagei
Definition： the morpheme equivalent unit
Three key conceptual claims about morphemeequivalent units
The mental lexicon is heteromorphic
The content of the lexicon is determined throughNeeds OnLy AnaLysis
-MFUs enable the speaker to manipulate the hearer

Prcface and Acknowledgments
PART ONE Determining boundaries
Introduction
Boundaries
At the boundaries
Five： questions about formulaic language
The strucure of the book
Conceptualizing formulaic language
Introduction
Orientation： what is formulaic languagei
Definition： the morpheme equivalent unit
Three key conceptual claims about morphemeequivalent units
The mental lexicon is heteromorphic
The content of the lexicon is determined throughNeeds OnLy AnaLysis
-MFUs enable the speaker to manipulate the hearer
Working ar the boundaries
Introduction
Conflicts between formulaicity and novelty
A clash of irregular and regular forms
Humour
When the impossible becomes possible
When the morpheme equivalent unit constrains
Expression
Spcecherrors
How idioms are processed
The question of novelty
Exploring morpheme equivalent units
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PART TWO   Locating boundaries