Alison Wray Explained

Alison Wray
Main Interests:	Formulaic language
Books:	Formulaic Language: Pushing the Boundaries
Alma Mater:	University of York
Institutions:	Cardiff University
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

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

• 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.

External links

• Alison Wray's homepage: http://cardiff.ac.uk/encap/contactsandpeople/profiles/wray-alison.html
• Understanding the Challenges of Dementia Communication (Youtube video)
• Dementia - The "Communication Disease" (Youtube video)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Google Scholar citations - Alison Wray . 2022-03-12 . scholar.google.com.
2. Durrant . P. . 2010-02-01 . Alison Wray: Formulaic Language: Pushing the Boundaries. . Applied Linguistics . en . 31 . 1 . 163–166 . 10.1093/applin/amp055 . 0142-6001.
3. Web site: Biography of Professor Alison Wray. 15 June 2011. Cardiff University.
4. News: Professor Alison Wray - People - Cardiff University. Cardiff University. 2018-09-25. en.
5. Web site: Linguistic markers of risk for future Alzheimer's Disease . 2022-03-12 . Health Research Authority . en-GB.
6. Web site: Linguistics . British Association for Applied . Book Prize . 2022-03-12 . BAAL . en-GB.
7. Web site: Book Award - American Association For Applied Linguistics . 2022-03-12 . www.aaal.org.
8. Web site: Wales . The Learned Society of . Alison Wray . 2023-08-31 . The Learned Society of Wales . en-US.
9. Book: Wray, Alison. Formulaic Language: Pushing the Boundaries. 2008. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-442245-1. 322. 2011-05-24. 2016-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307163505/https://elt.oup.com/catalogue/items/global/linguistics/oxford_applied_linguistics/9780194422451?cc=global&selLanguage=en. dead.
10. Web site: Review of Alison Wray. 15 April 2002. Lextutor.
11. Book: The transition to language . 2002 . Oxford University Press . Alison Wray . 0-19-925065-0 . Oxford . 48532303.