ABSTRACT
Why are we interested in formulaic language at the intersection of pragmatics and second language acquisition (SLA)? From the perspective of pragmatics, pragmatic routines are tied to specific contexts and specific speech acts, two basic pragmatic constructs. They include expressions such as Nice to meet you as a reply to an introduction and Thanks for having me in a reciprocal thanking exchange at an event to which one was invited. Such expressions are part of the pragmalinguistic resources of a given speech community.
